The following is a list of feature films with fictional and factual gay characters. The films were released theatrically, direct-to-video , or on a streaming platform non-linear network. Films are in alphabetical order by year of release. Titles beginning with determiners "A", "An", and "The" are alphabetized by the first significant word. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. This article is about live-action feature films.
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Conrad Veidt Karl Giese young. Claude is a painter who falls in love with his assistant, Michael. Michael eventually leaves Claude for a woman. The Maltese Falcon. In the novel upon which the film is based , Cairo is referred to as "queer" and a "fairy" but, in the film, his sexuality is not directly addressed, likely a decision by filmmakers to comply with the Hays Code , which banned the depiction of homosexuality in American films.
Because of the Hays Code , the word "homosexual" could not be stated outright and was referred to as "it". Adapted from the British play Rope's End , which is loosely based on the Leopold and Loeb murder case.
