And the Band Played On TV
- Original title
- And the Band Played On
- Year
- 1993
- Running time
- 140 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Arnold Schulman. Novel: Randy Shilts
- Cast
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- Matthew Modine
- Alan Alda
- Richard Gere
- Phil Collins
- Patrick Bauchau
- David Dukes
- Anjelica Huston
- Steve Martin
- Swoosie Kurtz
- Richard Jenkins
- Glenne Headly
- Ian McKellen
- Nathalie Baye
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Disease/illness. AIDS. TV Movie
- Synopsis
- 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.
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- Awards
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1994: Emmy: 3 Awards, Including Best TV Movie and Casting. 14 Nominations1993: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Mini-Series or TV Picture and Actor (Modine)1993: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nom. for Best Director (Miniseries/TV Movie)1993: Montréal World Film Festival: Special Grand Prize of the Jury
- Critics' reviews
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"Complicated, intelligent and vibrant. Without a trace of sentimentality, it is very moving"
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"A fine film but one lacking an emotional punch commensurate with its subject."
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"Swift pacing energizes the movie, and Schulman writes compelling scenes for the large cast. Many actors, who have only one scene to make an impression, meet the challenge splendidly."
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"The most discouraging aspect of the film is the fact that we can never latch onto these characters in any warm, intimate or sympathetic way. They stand as ciphers in the larger steely drama"
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"Noble endeavor, bad movie"
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