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And the Band Played On (1993)
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Matthew Modine,
Alan Alda,
Collins,
Phil,
Richard Gere,
Glenne Headly,
Anjelica Huston,
Swoosie Kurtz,
Martin,
Steve,
Richard Masur,
Ian McKellen,
Saul Rubinek
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Roger Spottiswoode
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Drama
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HBO / Rysher Ent.
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English, Spanish, French
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140 mins
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A threat no one dared face.A word no one wanted to speak.A fight for many, fought by few.
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 | | |
