Cured (2020)
Doctors called them sick. The remedy was rebellion.
80 min
Mentally ill. Deviant. Diseased. And in need of a cure. These were among the terms psychiatrists used to describe gay women and men in the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. And as long as they were “sick”, progress toward equality was impossible. This documentary chronicles the battle waged by a small group of activists who declared war against a formidable institution – and won a crucial victory in the modern movement for LGBTQIA+ equality.
- Release date
- August 24, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Harry Adamson as Self - Friend of Dr. John Fryer
- Gary Alinder as Self - Activist & Writer
- Robert Campbell as Self - Member of APA Nomenclature Committee
- Sally Duplaix as Self - Lesbian ECT Patient in Connecticut
- John Fryer as Self
- Barbara Gittings as Self - Activist
- Ronald Gold as Self - Activist & Journalist
- Richard Green as Self - Psychiatrist
- Lawrence Hartmann as Self - Pyschiatrist
Crew
- Irving Bieber · Archive footage
- John Fryer · Archive footage
- Barbara Gittings · Archive footage
- Patrick Sammon · Director
- Bennett Singer · Director
- Patrick Sammon · Writer
- Bennett Singer · Writer
- Patrick Sammon · Producer
- Bennett Singer · Producer
- Ian Honeyman · Composer
- Samuel M. Henriques · Cinematographer
- Steve Heffner · Editor