The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)
- Directed by
- Irving Rapper
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film tells the story of Christine Jorgensen, a trans woman who became famous in the 1950s for her gender confirmation surgery. It covers her childhood, transition, and public life, though some specific events are changed for the movie.
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What happens
The Christine Jorgensen Story is a 1970 American drama film and a fictionalized biographical film about trans woman Christine Jorgensen. While the overall premise of the film is accurate, many of the details are fictionalized for the continuity of the film. It was directed by Irving Rapper and based on Christine Jorgensen's autobiography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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