From Randy Shilts' bestseller comes a powerful, enlightening and moving chronicle of our times. In the summer of 1981, few knew of the deadly disease we now call AIDS. AND THE BAND PLAYED ON follows the struggle of a handful of strong-willed men and women who took on the fight to save lives. Matthew Modine stars as Dr. Don Francis, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control who seeks to uncover the cause of a number of mysterious deaths. With little funding for a subject few will even discuss, not only must he fight the disease, but a disinterested public, the government, the media and even the communities where the mysterious virus strikes hardest. But as the death toll mounts, public interest is stirred and Francis' research becomes a desperate race against time. Featuring Alan Alda, Phil Collins, Richard Gere, Anjelica Huston, Steve Martin, Ian McKellen, Lily Tomlin, Glenne Headly, Swoosie Kurtz, Richard Masur, Saul Rubinek, Charles Martin Smith and B.D. Wong, AND THE BAND PLAYED ON presents an unforgettable tale of scientific struggle, media manipulation, corruption, deceit, tragedy… and triumph.

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And the Band Played On (1993)

Drama · 2h 21m · 9/2/1993

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A threat no one dared face. A word no one wanted to speak. A fight for many, fought by few.

Description

Streaming Rank Today: 298674

Status

Released

Languages

English, French, Danish

Country

United States

Production Company

HBO Films

Budget

$8,000,000

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Source

Part Of

In 13 lists

Cast

Matthew Modine

Dr. Don Francis

Alan Alda

Dr. Robert Gallo

Patrick Bauchau

Dr. Luc Montagnier

Nathalie Baye

Dr. Françoise Barre

Christian Clemenson

Dr. Dale Lawrence

David Clennon

Mr. Johnstone

Phil Collins

Eddie Papasano

Bud Cort

Antique shop owner

Alex Courtney

Dr. Mika Popovic

David Dukes

Dr. Mervyn Silverman

Richard Gere

The Choreographer

David Marshall Grant

Dennis Seeley

Ronald Guttman

Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann

Glenne Headly

Dr. Mary Guinan

Anjelica Huston

Dr. Betsy Reisz

Ken Jenkins

Dr. Dennis Donohue

Richard Jenkins

Dr. Marc Conant

Tchéky Karyo

Dr. Willy Rozenbaum

Swoosie Kurtz

Mrs. Johnstone

Jack Laufer

Brian McDonough

Donal Logue

Bobbi Campbell

Steve Martin

The Brother

Richard Masur

William W. Darrow, PhD

Dakin Matthews

Congressman Phil Burton

Ian McKellen

Bill Kraus

Peter McRobbie

Dr. Max Essex

Lawrence Monoson

Chip

Jeffrey Nordling

Gaetan Dugas

Saul Rubinek

Dr. Jim Curran

Charles Martin Smith

Dr. Harold Jaffe

Stephen Spinella

Brandy Alexander

Lily Tomlin

Dr. Selma Dritz

BD Wong

Kico Govantes

Walter Addison

Blood Bank executive

Jill Andre

Red Cross spokesperson

Alan Barry

Hemophiliac patient

Neal Benari

Dr. Tom Spira (as Neal Ben-Ari)

David Dean Bottrell

Man #3

Rico Bueno

Bellevue Hospital Patient

Bill Carmichael

Delivery Man

Christopher Carroll

Dr. Aaron Kellner

Reg E. Cathey

Staff Doctor #2

John Del Regno

Man in Grand Central

John Durbin

6th Man

Mogens Eckert

Chief Executive (Copenhagen)

Carey Eidel

Tennis Player

Robert Briscoe Evans

2nd Reporter

Richard Fancy

Dr. Michael Gottlieb

Keythe Farley

Lab Technician

Christopher John Fields

Lawyer

Dave Florek

Doughnut Shop Counterman

Niki Gilbert

Sudanese Girl

Yasmine Golchan

Dr. Françoise Brun-Vezinet

Patrick Gorman

Charles Dauget

James Greene

Dr. Alvin Freedman-Kien

Jeff Hayenga

Dr. Bruce Voeller

Daniel Henning

Blaine

Ike Ikediashi

Sudanese Boy

Laura Innes

Hemophiliac Representative

Laura James

Margaret Heckler

Michael Kearns

Cleve

Erasor Kemie

Sudanese Student

Jack Kenny

San Francisco Activist

Thomas Kopache

Blood Bank Executive

Clyde Kusatsu

Blood Bank Executive

Frank Li'Bay

Desk Clerk

Rob LaBelle

Gay Rights Activist

Neal Lerner

1st Man

René Le Vant

Blood Bank Executive

Geoff Lower

Dr. David Simpson

Anthony Lucero

Mailroom Man

James Mastrantonio

8th Man

Jon Matthews

Greg

Rosemary Murphy

Blood Bank Executive

Susanne Olsen

Intern (Copenhagen)

Angela Paton

Woman in Denver

Sierra Pecheur

Female Reporter

Miguel Pérez

Reporter

Martin Raymond

4th Man

Jeremy Regan

Ticket Seller

Robert Martin Robinson

Chief Administrator (French)

Valeri Ross

Jim's Secretary

Hildur Ruriks

Female Danish 2nd Executive

Tom Schanley

Waiter

Sean Whitesell

Country Club Attendant

Michael Winters

Middle-aged Man

William Wintersole

Dr. Paul Florino

Lenny Wolpe

Dr. Joseph Bove

Peter Allen

Himself (archive footage)

Edafe Blackmon

Sudanese Driver (as Edafe Okorume)

Arthur Ashe

Himself (epilogue sequence) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Aric Cushing

Street Walker (uncredited)

Brad Davis

Billy Hayes (epilogue sequence) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Denholm Elliott

Undetermined film role (epilogue sequence) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rock Hudson

Himself (epilogue sequence) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Magic Johnson

Himself (epilogue sequence) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Giorgio Kokosin

Hospital patient (uncredited)

Liberace

Himself (epilogue sequence) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Geoffrey Lower

Dr. David Simpson (uncredited)

Roger Gail Lyon

Himself (uncredited)

Crew

Roger Spottiswoode

Director

Arnold Schulman

Writer

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And the Band Played On

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