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And the Band Played On (1993) 7.8
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it. Director:Roger Spottiswoode |
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| Matthew Modine | ... | ||
| Alan Alda | ... | ||
| Patrick Bauchau | ... | ||
| Nathalie Baye | ... | ||
| Christian Clemenson | ... | ||
| David Clennon | ... | ||
| Phil Collins | ... | ||
| Bud Cort | ... | ||
| Alex Courtney | ... | ||
| David Dukes | ... | ||
| Richard Gere | ... | ||
| David Marshall Grant | ... | ||
| Ronald Guttman | ... | ||
| Glenne Headly | ... | ||
| Anjelica Huston | ... | ||
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This is the story of the first years of the AIDS epidemic in the United States and focuses on three key elements. Dr. Don Francis, an immunologist with experience in eradicating smallpox and containing the Ebola virus, joins the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to try and understand just what this disease is. They also have deal with bureaucracy and a government that doesn't seem to care. The gay community in San Francisco is divided on the nature of the disease but also what should be done about it. Finally, the film deals with the rivalry between Dr. Robert Gallo, the American virologist who previously discovered the first retrovirus and his French counterpart at the Pasteur Institute, Dr. Luc Montagnier, that led to disputed claims about who was first to identify the AIDS virus. Written by garykmcd
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A threat no one dared face. A word no one wanted to speak. A fight for many, fought by few.Genres:
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USARelease Date:
11 September 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
...und das Leben geht weiter See more »Filming Locations:
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In one scene, Don Francis - played by Matthew Modine - mentions that Dr. Robert Gallo would win a Nobel Prize if his retrovirus research turn out to be successful in finding what causes AIDS. However, in 2008, Gallo was not included among the winners for such work and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was given to Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (in the movie, played by Patrick Bauchau and Nathalie Baye, respectively) for their work on the discovery of HIV. See more »Goofs
This movie is set early 1980s, but there is a box of Wheatables from the early 1990s on the coffee table. See more »Quotes
Dr. Luc Montagnier: [In French] It's amazing to me that Americans can think a disease has a sexual preference. But that's all Americans think of... Sex. Sex. Sex.See more »
Unbelievable, wrenching film. This movie is told so thoughtfully and well; the sequences are laid out thoughtfully, and this is one of those rare movies literally told from the heart. The cast is just remarkable. What a huge story to tell; this could easily have become garbled due to the overwhelming subject matter. However, it is sequenced well, and acted so well, that you sit there in astonishment that this could happen in a world full of otherwise brilliant people.
I don't know what it will take to remove political considerations from life-and-death struggles...How about we work at saving lives, and worry about who gets credit later? If someone becomes injured due to gang warfare, we don't deny them care or drag our feet because we don't agree with the gangster "lifestyle".
Absorbing, heartbreaking and touching. A fantastic and, obviously, loving job by the entire cast.