| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Language |
In English with optinal English and Spanish subtitles. Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH]. |
| Performer |
Featuring Peter Staley and Larry Kramer. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Derek Wiesehahn ; editors, T. Woody Richman,Tyler H. Walk ; original score, Stuart Bogie & Luke O'Malley ; featuring the songs of Arthur Russell. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2012. |
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Special features: Deleted scenes; trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
The story of the brave young men and women who successfully reversed the tide of an epidemic, demanded the attention of a fearful nation, and stopped AIDS from becoming a death sentence. This improbable group of activists bucked oppression and infiltrated government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry, helping to identify promising new medication and treatments and move them through trials and into drugstores in record time. |
| Subject |
AIDS activists -- Videodiscs.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Research -- Videodiscs.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Political aspects -- Videodiscs.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment -- Videodiscs.
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ACT UP (Organization) -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
France, David, 1959- director, screenwriter, producer.
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Richman, T. Woody, screenwriter.
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Walk, Tyler H., screenwriter.
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Gertler, Howard, producer.
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Staley, Peter, interviewee.
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Kramer, Larry, interviewee.
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Public Square Films.
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Sundance Selects (Firm)
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IFC Films.
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| ISBN |
0788616080 |
| Standard No. |
030306983493 |
| Music No. |
IFC9834 IFC Films |
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