And the Band Played On

Strength. Friendship. Courage. Sometimes that’s all you have.

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Matthew Modine

(Dr. Don Francis)

Alan Alda

(Dr. Robert Gallo)

Patrick Bauchau

(Dr. Luc Montagnier)

Nathalie Baye

(Dr. Françoise Barre)

Christian Clemenson

(Dr. Dale Lawrence)

David Clennon

(Mr. Johnstone)

Phil Collins

(Eddi Papasano)

Bud Cort

(Antique Shop Owner)

Alex Courtney

(Dr. Mika Popovic)

David Dukes

(Dr. Mervyn Silverman)

Richard Gere

(The Choreographer)

David Marshall Grant

(Dennis Seeley)

Ronald Guttman

(Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann)

Glenne Headly

(Dr. Mary Guinan)

Anjelica Huston

(Dr. Betsy Reisz)

Ken Jenkins

(Dr. Dennis Donohue)

Richard Jenkins

(Dr. Marc Conant)

Tchéky Karyo

(Dr. Willy Rozenbaum)

Swoosie Kurtz

(Mrs. Johnstone)

Jack Laufer

(Mrs. Johnstone)

Donal Logue

(Bobbi Campbell)

Steve Martin

Richard Masur

(William W. Darrow, PhD)

Dakin Matthews

(Congressman Phil Burton)

Ian McKellen

Peter McRobbie

(Dr. Max Essex)

Lawrence Monoson

Jeffrey Nordling

Saul Rubinek

(Dr. Jim Curran)

Charles Martin Smith

(Dr. Harold Jaffe)

Stephen Spinella

(Brandy Alexander)

Lily Tomlin

(Dr. Selma Dritz)

BD Wong

(Kico Govantes)

Walter Addison

(Blood Bank Executive)

Jill Andre

(Red Cross Spokesperson)

Alan Barry

(Hemophiliac Patient)

Neal Benari

(Dr. Tom Spira)

David Dean Bottrell

Rico Bueno

(Bellevue Hospital Patient)

Bill Carmichael

Christopher Carroll

(Dr. Aaron Kellner)

Reg E. Cathey

(Staff Doctor #2)

John Del Regno

(Man in Grand Central)

John Durbin

Mogens Eckert

(Chief Executive (Copenhagen))

Carey Eidel

(Tennis Player)

Robert Briscoe Evans

Richard Fancy

(Dr. Michael Gottlieb)

Keythe Farley

(Lab Technician)

Christopher John Fields

Dave Florek

(Doughnut Shop Counterman)

Niki Guluchi

(Sudanese Girl)

Yasmine Golchan

(Dr. Françoise Brun-Vezinet)

Patrick Gorman

(Charles Dauget)

James Greene

(Dr. Alvin Freedman-Kien)

Jeff Hayenga

(Dr. Bruce Voeller)

Daniel Henning

Ike Ikediashi

Laura Innes

(Hemophiliac Representative)

Laura James

(Margaret Heckler)

Michael Kearns

Erasor Kemie

(Sudanese Student)

Jack Kenny

(San Francisco Activist)

Thomas Kopache

(Blood Bank Executive)

Clyde Kusatsu

(Blood Bank Executive)

Frank Li'Bay

Rob LaBelle

(Gay Rights Activist)

Neal Lerner

René Le Vant

(Blood Bank Executive)

Anthony Lucero

James Mastrantonio

Jon Matthews

Rosemary Murphy

(Blood Bank Executive)

Susanne Olsen

(Intern (Copenhagen))

Angela Paton

(Woman in Denver)

Sierra Pecheur

(Female Reporter)

Miguel Pérez

Martin Raymond

Jeremy Regan

(Ticket Seller)

Robert Martin Robinson

(Chief Administrator (French))

Valeri Ross

(Jim's Secretary)

Hildur Ruriks

(Female Danish 2nd Executive)

Tom Schanley

Sean Whitesell

(Country Club Attendant)

Michael Winters

(Middle-Aged Man)

William Wintersole

(Dr. Paul Florino)

Lenny Wolpe

(Dr. Joseph Bove)

Geoffrey Lower

(Dr. David Simpson (as Geoff Lower))