And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On
by Roger Spottiswoode

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Actor: Alan Alda, Christian Clemenson, Matthew Modine, Nathalie Baye, Patrick Bauchau
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Aaron Spelling
Producer: Albert M. Shapiro
Producer: Arnold Schulman
Writer: Arnold Schulman
Producer: E. Duke Vincent
Producer: Edward Teets
Writer: Randy Shilts
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 141 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-06-05
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Hbo Home Video

DVD Reviews of And the Band Played On

DVD Review: It didn't have to happen
Summary: 5 Stars

The AIDS tragedy didn't have to happen. We should have learned from our mistakes and now we are doomed to repeat them.

DVD Review: Great movie to watch!
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a wonderful movie about the life and times of my cousin Bill Kraus. Billy did alot of good for the gays and leisbans in his life time. He tried his best to help to protect people and getting the government to act on helping them. He was a very caring,concerned person. I spent many hours talking with his mother about the boys. It was a well put together book and movie and I know Billy would be very proud of it. Since, his death I have lost his mother and brother.

DVD Review: Still Resonates
Summary: 5 Stars

This was one of the early films about AIDS and it remains a quietly powerful work. We too soon forget the politics and egos that needlessly allowed this disease to spread. Kudos to the cast and crew for a making an excellent screenplay come to life.

DVD Review: And the band plays on.
Summary: 5 Stars

A great movie about the start of the AIDS/HIV epidemic, the scandal involving the Red Cross, and the unethical conduct of scientists involved in identifying the virus

DVD Review: And the Band Played On
Summary: 5 Stars

This movie was used as an assignment in an epidemiology class in nursing school. It was an excellent representation of the epidemiologic investigation process. It would be an excellent resource for basing a paper on for school or for using as a teaching tool in lecture.

Description of And the Band Played On

This is the story of the discovery of the disease we now know as aids. An unforgettable tale of scientific struggle corruption deceit tragedy & triumph. Dvd features not listed. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 06/01/2004 Starring: Matthew Modine Richard Gere Run time: 140 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Roger Spottiswoode

A superior, made-for-cable film, this Home Box Office adaptation of Randy Shilts's chronicle detailing the emergence of AIDS in America and the fight against bureaucracy and society for a cure is a taut, outrageous, and affecting true-life drama. Matthew Modine (Birdy, Married to the Mob) is featured as a doctor with the Centers for Disease Control at the time when the first reports of a disease plaguing the gay community were heard. Modine and his colleagues embark on an investigation that resembles a compelling detective story as they try to track the source of the disease and discover a cure. Their efforts are thwarted by an ambivalent government and a turf war between French physicians and a celebrated American researcher (Alan Alda) who seems to place his own glory above the dead and the dying. Featuring heartfelt performances from a stellar cast including Richard Gere, Glenne Headly, Anjelica Huston, Steve Martin, Ian McKellen, Saul Rubinek, and Lily Tomlin, this impassioned film stands as an impressive and important document of one of the darkest eras in modern human history, and a tribute to the spirit of those who sought to save lives. --Robert Lane

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