Movie · 1993
And the Band Played On
“Strength. Friendship. Courage. Sometimes that’s all you have.”
Released 11 September 1993 140 min Drama / TV Movie More from 1993 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
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How old were they?
Alan Alda
as Dr. Robert Gallo
Patrick Bauchau
as Dr. Luc Montagnier
Ken Jenkins
as Dr. Dennis Donohue
David Clennon
as Mr. Johnstone
Peter McRobbie
as Dr. Max Essex
Swoosie Kurtz
as Mrs. Johnstone
David Dukes
as Dr. Mervyn Silverman
Steve Martin
as The Brother
Richard Jenkins
as Dr. Marc Conant
Nathalie Baye
as Dr. Françoise Barre
Bud Cort
as Antique Shop Owner
Richard Gere
as The Choreographer
Richard Masur
as William W. Darrow, PhD
Phil Collins
as Eddi Papasano
Anjelica Huston
as Dr. Betsy Reisz
Ronald Guttman
as Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann
Tchéky Karyo
as Dr. Willy Rozenbaum
Charles Martin Smith
as Dr. Harold Jaffe
David Marshall Grant
as Dennis Seeley
Glenne Headly
as Dr. Mary Guinan
Christian Clemenson
as Dr. Dale Lawrence
Matthew Modine
as Dr. Don Francis
Donal Logue
as Bobbi Campbell
Alex Courtney
as Dr. Mika Popovic
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The numbers
30years between the oldest and youngest billed
57Alan Alda — oldest on the call sheet
27Donal Logue — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast