Movie
And the Band Played On
Overview
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-09-11
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- HBO Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Matthew Modine as Dr. Don Francis
- Alan Alda as Dr. Robert Gallo
- Patrick Bauchau as Dr. Luc Montagnier
- Nathalie Baye as Dr. Françoise Barre
- Christian Clemenson as Dr. Dale Lawrence
- David Clennon as Mr. Johnstone
- Phil Collins as Eddi Papasano
- Bud Cort as Antique Shop Owner
- Alex Courtney as Dr. Mika Popovic
- David Dukes as Dr. Mervyn Silverman
- Richard Gere as The Choreographer
- David Marshall Grant as Dennis Seeley
Crew
- Roger Spottiswoode - Director
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