Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Name: Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-08-18
Duration: 2 h 11 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Shannon Elizabeth, Sean Young, Traci Lords, Eric Roberts

2020·Movie·NR·131 min·★ 6.5(56)

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The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.

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About Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies is a 2020 English-language documentary film directed by Danny Wolf. The cast is led by Malcolm McDowell, Shannon Elizabeth, Sean Young. It has a runtime of 2h 11m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies was produced by Plausible Films and made in United States of America. It was released on August 18, 2020, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Danny Wolf
Writers: Paul Fishbein, Danny Wolf
Release date: August 18, 2020
OTT release: August 18, 2020
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Plausible Films

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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies cast & crew

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies was directed by Danny Wolf and written by Paul Fishbein and Danny Wolf.

The cast features Malcolm McDowell as Self, Shannon Elizabeth as Self, Sean Young as Self, Traci Lords as Self, Eric Roberts as Self, and Kristanna Loken as Self.

Behind the camera, it was produced by Mr. Skin and Paul Fishbein.

Is Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies worth watching?

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 56 ratings, a solidly received documentary films.

At 2h 11m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy documentary, Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

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It first became available to stream digitally on August 18, 2020.

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