And the Band Played On: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: January 1, 1993

Summary: The HBO movie dramatizing the early days of the AIDS crisis based on the best-seller by journalist Randy Shilts. The movie ocuses on the small band of researchers at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta given the task of determining the cause of AIDS and how it could be stopped.

Genre(s): Drama

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Ginny Holbert

Jun 16, 2015

The film is certainly a virtuous, star-studded message movie. It's also a docudrama, with all the attendant questions about the fictionalization of facts. But it transcends that by being complicated, intelligent and vibrant. Without a trace of sentimentality, it is very moving. [8 Sept 1993, p.49]

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Greg Dawson

Jun 17, 2015

Both an engrossing medical whatdunit and a modern American tragedy...It hurtles forward with the urgency of a murder mystery and ends with the suddenness of a nightmare. Read full review

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John Engstrom

Jun 18, 2015

Stunning. [9 Sept 1993, p.C1]

Tom Feran

Jun 17, 2015

It's an ambitious and engrossing combination of mystery story and medical drama - and a powerful reminder that docudramas can be more than true-crime sleaze. [11 Sept 1993, p.1E]

Robert P. Laurence

Jun 18, 2015

Suffers from excessive ambition, but only through the best of intentions. [10 Sept 1993, p.E-1]

Rick Kogan

Jun 17, 2015

A fine film but one lacking an emotional punch commensurate with its subject. [10 Sept 1993, p.N-1]

Tom Shales

Jun 17, 2015

Noble endeavor, bad movie...Has the unfortunate aura of something patched together by a committee, and when all is said and done, it seems less like a movie than a position paper on film. Read full review

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alwaysme

May 15, 2017

A great docudrama, especially because of the year it was made, soon after the period in which the AIDS epidemic stroke. The accurate portrait of the scientific diatribe between French and Gallo are shameful to watch. The political and social contests are well represented and arise questionsA great docudrama, especially because of the year it was made, soon after the period in which the AIDS epidemic stroke. The accurate portrait of the scientific diatribe between French and Gallo are shameful to watch. The political and social contests are well represented and arise questions and observations I haven't thought about before, and I'm a med student. So much of all of this isn't known to the general audience but it should be, because the shame that accompanied the HIV crisis is still affecting us today in our daily life.… Expand

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Compi24

Oct 31, 2018

This may be a TV movie, sure. But don't let the format fool you -- as far as exhaustive, blow-by-blow docudramas are concerned, this is amongst the better margin. And as far as docudramas concerning the origin, discovery, and discussion surrounding AIDS are concerned, there really isn't anyThis may be a TV movie, sure. But don't let the format fool you -- as far as exhaustive, blow-by-blow docudramas are concerned, this is amongst the better margin. And as far as docudramas concerning the origin, discovery, and discussion surrounding AIDS are concerned, there really isn't any other that comes to mind that's as emotionally resonant as it is journalistically adept. It's simply a must-watch for anyone with questions or skepticism regarding any element of the AIDS epidemic, and a compelling film altogether.… Expand

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 1, 1993
- No episode information is currently available for this season