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And the Band Played On

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

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

HBO Films

Awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 23 nominations.

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Dr. Don Francis

Dr. Robert Gallo

Dr. Luc Montagnier

Patrick Bauchau

Dr. Françoise Barre

Dr. Dale Lawrence

Christian Clemenson

Mr. Johnstone

Eddie Papasano

Antique shop owner

Dr. Mika Popovic

Dr. Mervyn Silverman

The Choreographer

Dennis Seeley

David Marshall Grant

Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann

Dr. Mary Guinan

Dr. Betsy Reisz

Anjelica Huston

Dr. Dennis Donohue

Dr. Marc Conant

Richard Jenkins

Dr. Willy Rozenbaum

Mrs. Johnstone

Brian McDonough

Bobbi Campbell

The Brother

William W. Darrow, PhD

Congressman Phil Burton

Bill Kraus

Dr. Max Essex

Chip

Lawrence Monoson

Gaetan Dugas

Jeffrey Nordling

Dr. Jim Curran

Dr. Harold Jaffe

Charles Martin Smith

Brandy Alexander

Stephen Spinella

Dr. Selma Dritz

Kico Govantes

Blood Bank executive

Red Cross spokesperson

Hemophiliac patient

Dr. Tom Spira

Man #3

David Dean Bottrell

Bellevue Hospital Patient

Delivery Man

Bill Carmichael

Dr. Aaron Kellner

Christopher Carroll

Staff Doctor #2

Man in Grand Central

6th Man

Chief Executive (Copenhagen)

Tennis Player

2nd Reporter

Robert Briscoe Evans

Dr. Michael Gottlieb

Lab Technician

Lawyer

Christopher John Fields

Doughnut Shop Counterman

Sudanese Girl

Dr. Françoise Brun-Vezinet

Yasmine Golchan

Charles Dauget

Dr. Alvin Freedman-Kien

Dr. Bruce Voeller

Blaine

Sudanese Boy

Hemophiliac Representative

Margaret Heckler

Cleve

Sudanese Student

San Francisco Activist

Blood Bank Executive

Blood Bank Executive

Desk Clerk

Gay Rights Activist

1st Man

Blood Bank Executive

Dr. David Simpson

Mailroom Man

8th Man

James Mastrantonio

Greg

Blood Bank Executive

Rosemary Murphy

Intern (Copenhagen)

Woman in Denver

Female Reporter

Reporter

4th Man

Ticket Seller

Chief Administrator (French)

Robert Martin Robinson

Jim's Secretary

Female Danish 2nd Executive

Waiter

Country Club Attendant

Middle-aged Man

Michael Winters

Dr. Paul Florino

William Wintersole

Dr. Joseph Bove

Self

Sudanese Driver

Self (epilogue sequence)

Self (epilogue sequence)

Street Walker

Billy Hayes (epilogue sequence)

Mr. Emerson (epilogue sequence)

Denholm Elliott

Physician

Self (epilogue sequence)

Self (epilogue sequence)

Michael Jackson

Self (epilogue sequence)

AIDS Patient

Hospital patient

Giorgio Kokosin

Self (Epilogue)

Congressional Aide

Dr. David Simpson

Self

Roger Gail Lyon

Reporter

Self (epilogue sequence)

Freddie Mercury

Court Photographer

Self

Self (epilogue sequence)

Anthony Perkins

Self - in epilogue sequence

Self

Self (epilogue sequence)

Procession Marcher

Reporter

Self (epilogue sequence)

Elizabeth Taylor

Self

Self (epilogue sequence)

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Blood Bank Executive Dr. Don Francis The Brother The Choreographer Dr. Dennis Donohue Bobbi Campbell Dr. Mervyn Silverman Bill Kraus Dr. Robert Gallo Dr. Mary Guinan Gaetan Dugas Congressman Phil Burton Eddie Papasano Dr. Luc Montagnier Dr. Jim Curran Chip Dr. Dale Lawrence Woman In Denver

- Sirs?
May I greets from your hello? - And the Band Played On

- Sirs? May I greets from your hello?

- Morning.
- Good morning, Dr. Guinan. - And the Band Played On

- Morning. - Good morning, Dr. Guinan.

- Jim, - And the Band Played On

- What did you do that for? - And the Band Played On

- What did you do that for?

- Don? Is that you? - And the Band Played On

- Don? Is that you?

How long has it been - And the Band Played On

How long has it been

- Dale, how long do you plan
on doing that? - And the Band Played On

- Dale, how long do you plan on doing that?

It's interesting - And the Band Played On

It's interesting

- What's this? - And the Band Played On

- Look, stick around here.
I might be coming right out. - And the Band Played On

- Look, stick around here. I might be coming right out.

Well you know if the gay community doesn't - And the Band Played On

Well you know if the gay community doesn't

- I was hung up in traffic
coming over here. - And the Band Played On

- I was hung up in traffic coming over here.

The party's over - And the Band Played On

The party's over

I'll introduce a bill - And the Band Played On

I'll introduce a bill

But at year's end it appears that there will be less money - And the Band Played On

But at year's end it appears that there will be less...

- Hey, Don.
- Hey, Dave. - And the Band Played On

- Hey, Don. - Hey, Dave.

- Shit! - And the Band Played On

- 666. - And the Band Played On

That is my room number - And the Band Played On

That is my room number

That's when I called
the Public Health Department… - And the Band Played On

That's when I called the Public Health Department…

Kico, - And the Band Played On

It'd hurt something awful
if you stopped being my friend. - And the Band Played On

It'd hurt something awful if you stopped being my frien...

Straight back. - And the Band Played On

Hey.
- Hi. - And the Band Played On

I'm sorry I couldn't be more
specific with you on the phone. - And the Band Played On

I'm sorry I couldn't be more specific with you on ...

Why… why am I so… - And the Band Played On

Why… why am I so…

You know, I know
how hard it is for you people - And the Band Played On

You know, I know how hard it is for you people

We won't stop! We won't stop! - And the Band Played On

We won't stop! We won't stop!

- How much longer do you think
we're gonna wait here? - And the Band Played On

- How much longer do you think we're gonna wait here?

- Let me tell you people
something. - And the Band Played On

- Let me tell you people something.

Let me tell you people something - And the Band Played On

Let me tell you people something

- We want the truth! - And the Band Played On

- We want the truth!

For years and years and years - And the Band Played On

For years and years and years

- All those who are in favor
of keeping the bathhouses open, - And the Band Played On

- All those who are in favor of keeping the bathhouses open,

- I don't understand. - And the Band Played On

- I don't understand.

Why? Why this happen? - And the Band Played On

Why? Why this happen?

This could be the first deadly epidemic in history - And the Band Played On

This could be the first deadly epidemic in history

Dale I'm really sorry about this - And the Band Played On

Dale I'm really sorry about this

I personally don't care - And the Band Played On

I personally don't care

Is the CDC seriously suggesting - And the Band Played On

Is the CDC seriously suggesting

How many dead hemophiliacs do you need - And the Band Played On

How many dead hemophiliacs do you need

- Shh, shh, shh. - And the Band Played On

- Shh, shh, shh.

- Every blood bank
in the country - And the Band Played On

- Every blood bank in the country

When doctors start acting like businessmen - And the Band Played On

When doctors start acting like businessmen

- Just got a call from Paris.
They found the virus. - And the Band Played On

- Just got a call from Paris. They found the virus.

So I need 30 coded samples
on a plane to Paris tonight. - And the Band Played On

So I need 30 coded samples on a plane to Paris tonight.

- Oh…
- Let me see. Let me see. - And the Band Played On

- Oh… - Let me see. Let me see.

All right explain one thing to me - And the Band Played On

All right explain one thing to me

- So, you made
some good progress, huh? - And the Band Played On

- So, you made some good progress, huh?

We've all agreed
to write three papers - And the Band Played On

We've all agreed to write three papers

I want you to send it in - And the Band Played On

I want you to send it in

This is not a political issue This is a health issue - And the Band Played On

This is not a political issue This is a health issue

- Dave, can I get a coffee
and a jelly donut? - And the Band Played On

- Dave, can I get a coffee and a jelly donut?

- If you hate it, why did you
spend your entire career - And the Band Played On

- If you hate it, why did you spend your entire career

- Don? - And the Band Played On

- Don? Excuse me. Sorry. - And the Band Played On

- Don? Excuse me. Sorry.

I think you might need this. - And the Band Played On

I think you might need this.

- Mm-hm. - And the Band Played On

- You okay? - And the Band Played On

- Should I call an ambulance? - And the Band Played On

- Should I call an ambulance?

- Selma. - And the Band Played On

Hello. Hi. - And the Band Played On

- One moment, he's talking
perfectly coherently. - And the Band Played On

- One moment, he's talking perfectly coherently.

Would you hand me my krogite? - And the Band Played On

Would you hand me my krogite?

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The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

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Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Writer: Randy Shilts (book), Arnold Schulman (teleplay)

Production: HBO Films

Genre: drama, history

Year: 1993

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 11 Sep 1993

Awards: Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 23 nominations.

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