And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

Language : English
Year : 1993
Medical Theme : AIDS
Actors : Mathew Modine, Alan Alda, Ian McKellen, Glenne headly, Richard Masur, Saul Rubinek, Lily Tomlin, Patrick Bauchau
Storyline : Don Francis is a researcher at the Center for Disease Control. He comes to a village on the banks of E bola River in Sudan and is shocked to know that many residents and the doctors working with them have died due to an epidemic caused by what is called as E bola Virus. In 1981, Francis becomes aware of growing number of deaths among gay men in San Fransisco, Los Angeles and New york City. He battles against public apathy, government and health care system to discover the AIDS Virus but the competition among French and American scientists rages for the credit.