| Description |
2 videodiscs (DVD)(352 min.) : sound, color w/black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround. |
| Language |
English and dubbed French or Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, Justine Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Patrick Wilson, Brian Markinson, James Cromwell. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Stuart Wurtzel ; visual effects supervisor, Richard Edlund. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast by HBO in 2003. |
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Based on the play by Tony Kushner. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985 and the Reagans are in the White House. Death is swinging the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior tells Lou, his lover, he's ill and Lou decides to bolt. As disease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Lou. Joe is an attorney, who is Mormon and Republican, is pushed by right-winger Roy toward a job at the Justice Dept. Both Joe and Roy are in the closet: Joe out of shame and religious turmoil; Roy to preserve his power and access. An angel invites Prior to be a prophet in death. Joe's mother and Belize, a close friend, help Prior choose. |
| Contents |
Millenium approaches -- Perestroika. |
| Awards |
Winner of five Golden Globe Awards: Best miniseries ; Best actor, Al Pacino ; Best actress, Meryl Streep ; Best supporting actor, Jeffrey Wright ; Best supporting actress, Mary-Louise Parker. |
| Subject |
Angels -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Gay men -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Television mini-series Videodiscs.
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| Added Author |
Nichols, Mike.
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Pacino, Al, 1940-
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Streep, Meryl.
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Thompson, Emma.
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Parker, Mary-Louise.
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Wright, Jeffrey.
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| ISBN |
0783129505 |
| Standard No. |
026359229923 |
| Music No. |
92299 HBO Video |
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