And the Band Played On

1993 · 140 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 11,301 VOTES · DIR. Roger Spottiswoode

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Overview

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

Dialogue Timeline - 380 lines

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01:34:53 What happened to the rest, I have no idea.
01:36:48 See... It's round.
01:37:40 Send me samples of your virus as soon as you can, by courier.
01:39:36 ...what kind of a cosmic joke this is for me, the man they call a sexual nazi...
01:40:47 Come on! If that's the most that you have to leave me, then to hell with you.
01:42:03 ...and get some more samples of their virus.
01:43:05 ...and they passed, almost 100 percent.
01:44:06 ...where sexual contact with one person led to 40 people gettin' it...
01:45:36 This is Dr. Francis.
01:47:39 In New York's prisons, there have been several AIDS cases.
01:48:34 - If he does that the French'll sue. - That's right. They'll sue.
01:49:44 The French are claiming they wrote it for me.
01:50:30 We must get together. There can't be confusion among scientists in the public.
01:52:17 What?
01:53:55 And not only have we found the cause to AIDS...
01:55:12 The laboratory at the Pasteur Institute and my laboratory...
01:56:03 It's an honest report. I want you to send it in.
01:57:16 Four more years!
01:59:20 Sometimes I look at you in awe and wonder.
02:00:25 Remember what Willie Sutton said when they asked him why he robbed banks?
02:02:09 Even though we applied five months before him.
02:03:33 I think that question would best be answered by someone else.
02:05:52 We're both Don, don't ask me which is which.
02:21:42 {{{the end}}}

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed380
Dialogue density2.7 lines / min
First line01:34:53
Final line02:21:42

Production Record

DirectorRoger Spottiswoode
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes11,301