Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger

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2010-02-13

Rock Hudson was a virile screen idol who was the epitome of clean-cut masculinity. He was one of the first Hollywood celebrities to die of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, providing the killer virus with a famous face amidst the American AIDS paranoia of 1985. 2010 is not only the 25th anniversary of his death but would also have been his 85 birthday. The film investigates the many film roles Rock Hudson played, against the more intimate and private world of Roy Fitzgerald.

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Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger

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Rock Hudson was a virile screen idol who was the epitome of clean-cut masculinity. He was one of the first Hollywood celebrities to die of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, providing the killer virus with a famous face amidst the American AIDS paranoia of 1985. 2010 is not only the 25th anniversary of his death but would also have been his 85 birthday. The film investigates the many film roles Rock Hudson played, against the more intimate and private world of Roy Fitzgerald.

Released

2010-02-13

Runtime

96

Director

André Schäfer

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Production

YLE

Florianfilm

ORF

ARTE GEIE

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    Rock Hudson

    Rock Hudson
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    Salome Jens

    Salome Jens
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    Richard Anderson

    Richard Anderson
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    Richard Dyer

    Richard Dyer
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    Armistead Maupin

    Armistead Maupin
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    Leonard B. Stern

    Leonard B. Stern
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    Yanou Collart

    Yanou Collart
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    Sean O. Strub

    Sean O. Strub
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    Tom Santopietro

    Tom Santopietro
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    Stockton Briggle

    Stockton Briggle
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    Rona Barrett

    Rona Barrett