AIDS Major

TITLE

And the Band Played On (1993) (TV Film)

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DISABILITY

AIDS

COUNTRY

USA

LENGTH

150

GENRE

History

DIRECTOR

Roger Spottiswoode

CAST

Matthew Modine

Glenne Headly

Alan Alda

NOTES

Story of how AIDS was identified when young men began

dying mysteriously. A tale of detection which runs like a

detective story but with political undertones.

This is rather like "All the President's Men" applied to the

subject of AIDS.

Good playing from main leads especially Modine, but too

many celebrities distracts. It does however include the plight

of haemophiliacs infected by use of Factor 8.

Overall a professionally made 'educational' film that fails to

entertain consistently but a must for anyone who wants to

know more about the subject.

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