And the Band Played On 1993
“Strength. Friendship. Courage. Sometimes that’s all you have.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 140 minutes
- Director
- Roger Spottiswoode
- Network
- HBO Films
- Where to Stream
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
What is And the Band Played On?
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a 150-190 word factual overview of "And the Band Played On" (1993).
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1993
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 140 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 11, 1993
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- HBO Films
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.4/10 from 114 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~140 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- HBO Films
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Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a 150-190 word factual overview of "And the Band Played On" (1993).
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No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: And the Band Played On
Year: 1993
Release Date: 09/11/1993 (US)
Genre: Drama, TV Movie, Docudrama
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Teleplay: Arnold Schulman
Source Material: Adapted from Randy Shilts's 1987 non-fiction book of the same name.
Plot: The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it. Chronicles the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. Follows CDC epidemiologist Don F (source cuts off, but I can use what is there).
Cast: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau, Nathalie Baye.
Runtime: 2h 20m.
Country: American.
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Should you watch it?
“Discover the true story behind the early years of the AIDS epidemic and scientific infighting.”
- It is a 1993 American television film docudrama directed by Roger Spottiswoode.
- It features a notable cast including Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau, and Nathalie Baye.
- It adapts Randy Shilts's 1987 non-fiction book of the same name.
- The runtime is 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Watch it if you want to see a dramatic recounting of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the scientific community's early political infighting.
It is a dramatic television film with a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes.
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Is And the Band Played On worth watching?
It is a 1993 television film docudrama adapted from Randy Shilts's non-fiction book and directed by Roger Spottiswoode, starring Matthew Modine and Alan Alda.
What is the runtime of And the Band Played On?
The film has a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes.
How many episodes are there?
And the Band Played On is a standalone 1993 television film rather than an episodic series.
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