Rock Hudson: Dark And Handsome Stranger


1h 36m 2010

Brief Synopsis

In the opinion of many, Rock Hudson was one of the sexiest stars that Hollywood has ever produced. Twenty-five years ago, shortly before his sixtieth birthday, he was the first Hollywood celebrity to succumb to AIDS. Here, we learn more about this famous star who performed a clandestine balancing ac

Film Details

Also Known As
Rock Hudson: Schoner fremder Mann
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Distribution Company
Cinéma Du Parc; Cinéma Du Parc

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

In the opinion of many, Rock Hudson was one of the sexiest stars that Hollywood has ever produced. Twenty-five years ago, shortly before his sixtieth birthday, he was the first Hollywood celebrity to succumb to AIDS. Here, we learn more about this famous star who performed a clandestine balancing act between his private and public lives, between the heterosexual world of a manly looking screen idol and a darker side of forbidden sexuality lived by a secretly gay man.

Film Details

Also Known As
Rock Hudson: Schoner fremder Mann
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Distribution Company
Cinéma Du Parc; Cinéma Du Parc

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States February 2010

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Dokumente) February 11-21, 2010.

Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Dokumente) February 11-21, 2010.)