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Coming Out Under Fire

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Coming Out Under Fire
Directed byArthur Dong
Written byArthur Dong
Allan Bérubé
Produced byArthur Dong
Narrated bySalome Jens
CinematographyStephen Lighthill
Edited byVeronica Selver
Music byMark Adler
Distributed byDeep Focus Films
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Coming Out Under Fire is a 1994 documentary film directed and produced by Arthur Dong and narrated by actress Salome Jens. Based on Allan Bérubé's book of the same title, the film examines the attitudes toward homosexuality in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.[1]

Dong and Bérubé co-wrote the screenplay. It was funded with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1994). Other credits include: Director of photography, Stephen Lighthill; edited by Veronica Selver; music by Mark Adler. It was released by Zeitgeist Films and had a running time of 71 minutes.

The film aired nationally on PBS in June 1995. It was released on home video in 1996 and on DVD in 2003.

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  1. ^ a b Levy, Emanuel (6 February 1994). "Coming Out Under Fire". Variety. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Teddy Award". cgiii.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Coming Out Under Fire (PBS)". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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