Movie: Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Castro

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Terri Orth-Pallavicini
Terri Orth-Pallavicini

Narrator

Ken Ruta
Ken Ruta

Lt. Eldon Bearden (voice)

Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman

Self

Marga Gómez
Marga Gómez

Self

Cleve Jones
Cleve Jones

Self

Robert Sokol
Robert Sokol

(uncredited)

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    Now known internationally as the world's first "gay hometown," San Francisco's Castro District was a quiet, working-class neighborhood of European immigrants only a few decades ago. In this documentary, the story of the Castro's transformation is told by those who lived it, young and old, straight and gay. It's a tale of social upheaval, exuberant street culture, political assassination, and the inspiring coming-of-age of an entire community an ongoing saga even today.

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    1997-03-15

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