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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)★ 7.3/10

TV-14 · GB,NZ,US · 104 min · June 11, 2023

  • Documentary
  • Biography

Directed by: Stephen Kijak

The biography of renowned actor Rock Hudson is examined in this relevant investigation of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity, from his public "ladies' man" character to his private life as a gay man.

Directed by

Stephen Kijak

Cast & crew

Rock HudsonSelf (archiveFootage)Roy SchererSelf - Rock Hudson's Father (archiveFootage)Ken HodgeSelf - Rock Hudson's Boyfriend (archiveFootage)Richard HodgeSelf - Nephew of Ken Hodge (voice)Henry WillsonSelf - Rock Hudson's Agent (archiveFootage)Robert HoflerSelf - Henry Willson's Biographer (voice)Mark GriffinSelf - Rock Hudson's Biographer (voice)Kathleen HughesSelf - Co-Star (archiveFootage)Piper LaurieSelf (archiveFootage)Robert PrebleSelf - Rock Hudson's Boyfriend (archiveFootage)George NaderSelf - Fellow Actor (archiveFootage)Mark MillerSelf - George Nader's Long-Term Partner (archiveFootage)David ThomsonSelf - Film Historian (voice)Douglas SirkSelf - Director (archiveFootage)Ross HunterSelf - Film Producer (archiveFootage)Illeana DouglasSelf - Actor & Author (voice)Betty A. GriffinSelf - Script Supervisor (archiveFootage)Phyllis GatesSelf - Rock Hudson's Wife (archiveFootage)Allison AndersSelf - Director (voice)James DeanSelf - Co-Star (archiveFootage)Elizabeth TaylorSelf - Co-Star (archiveFootage)Lee GarlingtonSelf - Rock Hudson's PartnerDoris DaySelf - Co-Star (archiveFootage)Tom SantopietroSelf - Film Critic (voice)Armistead MaupinSelf - AuthorKen JillsonSelf - Rock Hudson's FriendAl RobertsSelf - Ken Jillson's Partner (archiveFootage)Dean RuskSelf - Secretary of State, 1960 - 1969 (archiveFootage)Tab HunterSelf - Actor (archiveFootage)Paul GarlingtonSelf - Lee's HusbandJoe CarberrySelf - Rock Hudson's FriendTim TurnerSelf - Joe's HusbandJoan RiversSelf - Guest Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archiveFootage)Rona BarrettSelf - Gossip Columnist (archiveFootage)Jim NaborsSelf - Gomer Pyle Star (archiveFootage)Truman CapoteSelf (archiveFootage)LiberaceSelf (archiveFootage)Joe AbrellSelf - Host, Montage (archiveFootage)Ken MaleySelf - Rock Hudson's FriendWes WheadonSelf - Optometrist & Friend (voice)Peter KevoianSelf - Rock Hudson's FriendHoward McGillinSelf - Rock Hudson's FriendNancy ReaganSelf - First Lady of the United States (archiveFootage)Ronald ReaganSelf - 40th President of the United States (archiveFootage)Randy ShiltsSelf - Author & Journalist (archiveFootage)Bea ArthurSelf - Host, The Beatrice Arthur Special (archiveFootage)Dinah ShoreSelf - Host, Dinah! (archiveFootage)Michael GottliebSelf - Immunologist (archiveFootage)Larry KramerSelf - Playwright & Activist (archiveFootage)Steve GendelSelf - Health Editor (archiveFootage)Esther ShapiroSelf - Producer, Dynasty (archiveFootage)Linda EvansSelf - Co-Star (archiveFootage)Yanou CollartSelf - French Publicist & Friend (archiveFootage)Rick MooreSelf - CNN Newsnight (archiveFootage)Bill MisenhimerSelf - AIDS Project LA, 1984 - 1985Burt LancasterSelf - Speaker at AIDS Project LA Event (archiveFootage)Carol BurnettSelf (voice)Enric CalpenaSelf (archiveFootage)Leslie CaronDr. Lauren Boullard (archiveFootage)Jennifer JonesCatherine Barkley (archiveFootage)Gina LollobrigidaLisa Helena Fellini (archiveFootage)Anna MagnaniSelf (archiveFootage)Dorothy MaloneMarylee Hadley (archiveFootage)Paula PrentissAbigail Page (archiveFootage)Gena RowlandsEls (archiveFootage)Kerry ShaleGeorge Nader (voice)Jane WymanHelen Phillips (archiveFootage)Claude AkinsSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Lucille BallLucy Ricardo (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Jack BennySelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Marlon BrandoSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Tom BrokawSelf - Host, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Yul BrynnerSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)John ChancellorSelf - Journalist, NBC News (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Joan CollinsSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Troy DonahueSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Kirk DouglasSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Ralph EdwardsSelf - Host, This Is Your Life (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Leif EricksonSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)John ForsytheSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Murray HamiltonSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Burl IvesDr. Brits Jansen (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Doug McClureSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Liza MinnelliSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Roger MooreSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Laurence OlivierSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Jane PauleySelf - Host, Today (uncredited) (archiveFootage)George PeppardSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Tony RandallSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Dan RatherSelf - Reporter (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Hayden RorkeSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)John SchuckSgt. Charles Enright (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Sue SimmonsSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Claire TrevorSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Rudolph ValentinoSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Vivian VanceEthel Mertz (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Nancy WalkerMIldred (uncredited) (archiveFootage)John WayneSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)