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. With little funding for a subject few will even discuss, not only must Dr. Don Francis fight the disease, but a disinterested public, the government, the media and even the communities where the mysterious virus strikes hardest. But as the death toll mounts, public interest is stirred and his research becomes a desperate race against time.
"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. With little funding for a subject few will even discuss, not only must Dr. Don Francis fight the disease, but a disinterested public, the government, the media and even the communities where the mysterious virus strikes hardest. But as the death toll mounts, public interest is stirred and his research becomes a desperate race against time."@en
""A 1993 made-for-cable movie based on journalist Randy Shilts' bestseller about the beginnings of the AIDS crisis. It's a wrenching medical detective story made up of heroes, villains and victims. Among the pivotal figures: Dr. Don Francis, a researcher with the Centers for Disease Control, who, in 1981, is part of a team investigating a mysterious new ailment that seems to strike only gay men; Dr. Robert Gallo of the National Institute of Health, who competes with French researchers to identify the virus that causes the illness; gay activist Bill Kraus; crusading San Francisco health official Selma Dritz; and a choreographer (Richard Gere) who's a composite of several show-business personalities"--TV guide."@en
"(Robert Lane, Amazon.com essential video) A superior, made-for-cable film, this Home Box Office adaptation of Randy Shilts' 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 . . . is featured as a doctor with the Centers for Disease Control at the time when the first reports of the 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."
"This true story about a world epidemic which for years officials refused to acknowledge, exposes the deadly role that inaction and in-fighting played in assisting the spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome."
"A powerful and condemning true story about the epidemic which for years officials refused to acknowledge."@en
"A powerful and condemning true story about the epidemic which for years officials refused to acknowledge."
"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. With little funding for a subject few will even discuss, Dr Don Francis (Modine) must not only fight the disease, but also a disinterested public, the government, the media and even the communities where the virus strikes hardest. Based on the bestseller by Randy Shilts."
"Dramatizes the investigation of the cause of AIDS, including the reluctance of the gay community to curtail potentionally threatening sexual behavior, the competition in the medical community which nearly undermined its efforts, and the initial refusal of blood banks to instigate global testing of the blood supply."
"Based on Randy Shilts' best selling book this true story exposes the involvement of key organisations and groups as well as the general community in failing to acknowledge and take appropriate action thereby assisting the spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome."@en
"Follows the struggle of a handful of strong-willed men and women who took on the fight to save lives in the face of a mysterious illness now called AIDS."@en
"Follows the struggle of a handful of strong-willed men and women who took on the fight to save lives in the face of a mysterious illness now called AIDS."
"Dr. Don Francis, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control, seeks to uncover the cause of a number of mysterious deaths."@en
"Een groep wetenschappers in begin jaren tachtig doet onderzoek naar het ontstaan van AIDS en stuit op veel tegenstand."
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome history United States.
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