And the Band Played On 30 years old

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

And the Band Played On

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

Credits

And the Band Played On Cast

Name Character
Bud Cort He was 45, now 76 years old as Antique shop owner
Laura Innes She was 36, now 66 years old as Hemophiliac Representative
Richard Gere He was 44, now 74 years old as The Choreographer
Swoosie Kurtz She was 49, now 79 years old as Mrs. Johnstone
Glenne Headly She was 38, 62 years old when she died as Dr. Mary Guinan
Dakin Matthews He was 52, now 83 years old as Congressman Phil Burton
Ian McKellen He was 54, now 84 years old as Bill Kraus
Matthew Modine He was 34, now 65 years old as Dr. Don Francis
Donal Logue He was 27, now 58 years old as Bobbi Campbell
Steve Martin He was 48, now 78 years old as The Brother
Richard Masur He was 44, now 75 years old as William W. Darrow, PhD
David Clennon He was 50, now 80 years old as Mr. Johnstone
Nathalie Baye She was 45, now 75 years old as Dr. Françoise Barre
Lily Tomlin She was 54, now 84 years old as Dr. Selma Dritz
BD Wong He was 32, now 63 years old as Kico Govantes
David Dukes He was 48, 55 years old when he died as Dr. Mervyn Silverman
Ken Jenkins He was 53, now 83 years old as Dr. Dennis Donohue
Anjelica Huston She was 42, now 72 years old as Dr. Betsy Reisz
Alan Alda He was 57, now 88 years old as Dr. Robert Gallo
Tchéky Karyo He was 39, now 70 years old as Dr. Willy Rozenbaum
Patrick Bauchau He was 54, now 85 years old as Dr. Luc Montagnier
David Marshall Grant He was 38, now 68 years old as Dennis Seeley
Ronald Guttman He was 41, now 71 years old as Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann
Richard Jenkins He was 46, now 76 years old as Dr. Marc Conant
Stephen Spinella He was 36, now 67 years old as Brandy Alexander
Sierra Pecheur She was 54, now 85 years old as Female Reporter
Phil Collins He was 42, now 73 years old as Eddi Papasano
Alex Courtney He was 53, now 84 years old as Dr. Mika Popovic
Christian Clemenson He was 35, now 66 years old as Dr. Dale Lawrence

And the Band Played On Crew

Name Department
Roger Spottiswoode as Director. He was 48 (now 79) years old Directing
Judith Holstra as Casting. Production
Arnold Schulman as Teleplay. He was 68 (now 98) years old Writing
Victoria Paul as Production Design. Art
Randy Shilts as Original Story. He was 42 (42) years old when He died Writing
Marcia Basichis as Producer. Production
Karen J. McCabe as Line Producer. Production
Aaron Spelling as Executive Producer. He was 70 (83) years old when He died Production
And the Band Played On poster
And the Band Played On (30 years)

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

  • Release day: Saturday, September 11, 1993
  • Runtime: 140 minutes