Movie: A Bit Of Scarlet

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Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen

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    A Bit of Scarlet excavates clips from Britain's cinema archives to create a moving and humorous testament to the closeted gay and lesbian images from filmmaking's earliest days.

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    1997-06-20

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    2.5

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    1.3 starts
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