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And the Band Played On

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And the Band Played On (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 8  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.3/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins

Synopsis: A real-life drama about the tragic, time-consuming battles among government agencies, gay groups and scientists that impeded the discovery of, and research on, the AIDS virus. Gay leader Bill Kraus is dying -- and no doctor can name the disease that's killing him. All anyone knows is that... A real-life drama about the tragic, time-consuming battles among government agencies, gay groups and scientists that impeded the discovery of, and research on, the AIDS virus. Gay leader Bill Kraus is dying -- and no doctor can name the disease that's killing him. All anyone knows is that some epidemic is attacking homosexual men. But rather than get down to serious experimentation and study, the Center for Disease Control stonewalls any effort to prove that the disease is transmitted through the blood; French and American scientists squabble about who should get credit for discovering the virus; and the gay community, sensitive about criticism of their lifestyle, refuses to admit that their own actions could make a difference in the spread of AIDS. Meanwhile, the death toll mounts... and mounts... and mounts... [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Don Francis, Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Phil Collins, David Dukes

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 5, 2001

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Pan & Scan - 1.33

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Emanuel Levy
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4/5

No production could accurately reproduce Randy Shilts' chilling account of the early days of AIDS, but this comes close.

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Sarah Chauncey
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Pretty powerful TV film about the AIDS epidemic and government inaction.

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10/19/03
Ken Hanke
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Earnest but still moving. Gere and Headly are great.

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Philip Martin
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An all-star ensemble works wonders in this heart-breaking adaptation.

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Scott Weinberg
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