# Before Stonewall (1984)

**Genres:** Documentary, Drama

**Duration:** 87 min

**Age rating:** FSK 16

**IMDb:** [7.6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088782/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.7](https://letterboxd.com/film/before-stonewall/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 94%, Popcornmeter: 78%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/before_stonewall)

## Description

The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.

## Details

**Premiere:** 11 Apr 1985

**Director:** Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg

**Cast:** Rita Mae Brown, Bruce Nugent, Harry Otis, Donna Smith, Harry Hay, Ted Rolfs, Mabel Hampton, Allen Ginsberg, Barbara Grier, Chuck Rowland, George Buse, Hank Vilas

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atrlRznk4Z4)

## Showtimes in Hamburg in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-08-01 (Saturday)

- **[Metropolis Kino](/cinemas/163-metropolis-kino.md) (Mitte):** [2026-08-01 17:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/hamburg/metropolis-kino/vorstellung/3588963607)  (OmU)