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This is the story of the first years of the AIDS epidemic in the United States and focuses on three key elements. Dr. Don Francis, an immunologist with experience in eradicating smallpox and containing the Ebola virus, joins the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to try and understand just what this disease is. They also have deal with bureaucracy and a government that doesnt seem to care. The gay community in San Francisco is divided on the nature of the disease, but also what should be done about it. Finally, this movie deals with the rivalry between Dr. Robert Gallo, the American virologist who previously discovered the first retrovirus and his French counterpart at the Pasteur Institute, Dr. Luc Montagnier, that led to disputed claims about who was first to identify the AIDS virus.
In yhis story of the first years of the AIDS epidemic, this film follows Dr. Don Francis, an immunologist who joins the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as they attempt to understand this disease. They deal with a bureaucracy - and a government which doesnt seem to care. San Franciscos gay community is divided on not just the disase, but what should be done. The film also tells of the rivalry between Dr. Robert Gallo, the American virologist who previously discovered the first retrovirus and his French counterpart at the Pasteur Institute, Dr. Luc Montagnier, which led to disputed claims about who was patient zero; the first to identified victim of the AIDS virus.
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
Eddie 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
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