THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK at the Oscars
The Times of Harvey Milk
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Three months after its San Francisco premiere, THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK won the Academy Award for best documentary feature, and director Robert Epstein and producer Richard Schmiechen were there to accept the award. Excerpts from that event are presented here.
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