LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Tom Hanks on Philadelphia

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Feb 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:46

Description

Nigel Fox interviews actor Tom Hanks about his latest film Philadelphia, which opens in London today. On the film which stars Hanks as a gay lawyer with AIDS who takes his employers to court over unfair dismissal; the criticism it has received from some gay groups in America; and the effect acting in the movie had on him.

Contributors

Tom Hanks; Nigel Fox

Keywords

USA; Homosexuality; Gay rights; Films; Discrimination; Trials; AIDS; HIV; Gays; Tom Hanks; Philadelphia; Gay groups

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