DVD : And the Band Played On
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starring: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau, Nathalie Baye, Christian Clemensondirected by: Roger Spottiswoode
List Price: $14.98Amazon.com's Price: $9.99 You Save: $4.99 (33%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780783118536
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 0783118538
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 05, 2001
Running Time: 141 minutes
Sales Rank: 3257
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 11, 1993
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Product Description:
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
Amazon.com essential video:
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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Rating:  - Still Resonates
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.
Rating: - And the band plays on.
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
Rating: - And the Band Played On
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.
Rating: - And the band played on
I had to review this movie for on of my graduate classes. I had seen it in the past, but did not remember all of the details. I really enjoyed seeing it for the second time.
Rating: - fabulous
This was informative and entertaining...one of my favourite DVD's...well worth purchasing..a comprehensive look at the beginning of one of our world's greatest problems..
Heather Thompson
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