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Matthew Modine stars as Dr. Don Francis, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control who seeks to uncover the cause of a number mysterious deaths. With little funding for a subject few will even discuss, not only must he fight the disease, but a disinterested public, the government, the media an...

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Uniform Title:And the band played on (Television program).
Main Author: Burwell, Carter (Composer)
Corporate Authors: HBO Pictures, HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Spottiswoode, Roger (Director), Schulman, Arnold (Screenwriter), Modine, Matthew (Actor), Alda, Alan, 1936- (Actor), Collins, Phil (Actor), Gere, Richard, 1949- (Actor), Huston, Anjelica (Actor), Sanford, Midge (Producer), Pillsbury, Sarah (Producer), Teets, Edward (Edward A.) (Producer), Shilts, Randy
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional subtitles; closed captioned.
Published: [United States] : HBO Home Video, [2001]
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease) > History > Drama.
AIDS (Disease) > Political aspects > Drama.
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects > Drama.
AIDS (Disease) > History.
AIDS (Disease) > Political aspects.
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Matthew Modine stars as Dr. Don Francis, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control who seeks to uncover the cause of a number mysterious deaths. With little funding for a subject few will even discuss, not only must he 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 Francis' research becomes a despeate race against time. --
Item Description:Originally produced for television broadcast in 1993.
Based on the book by Randy Shilts.
Physical Description:1 online resource (140 min.) : sound, color.
Audience:Rated R.
Production Credits:Music, Carter Burwell ; co-producers, Arnold Schulman, Edward Teets ; executive producers, Aaron Spelling, E. Duke Vincent ; producers, Midge Sanford, Sarah Pillsbury ; editor, Lois Freeman-Fox ; director of photography, Paul Elliott.