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How to Survive a Plague

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
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How to Survive a Plague (2012)
The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
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The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

  • Director
    • David France
  • Writers
    • David France
    • Woody Richman
    • Tyler H. Walk
  • Stars
    • Peter Staley
    • Larry Kramer
    • Iris Long
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  • IMDb RATING
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    4.6K
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    • Director
      • David France
    • Writers
      • David France
      • Woody Richman
      • Tyler H. Walk
    • Stars
      • Peter Staley
      • Larry Kramer
      • Iris Long
    • 21User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Top Cast43

    Peter Staley
    Peter Staley
    • Self - Bond Trader
    Larry Kramer
    Larry Kramer
    • Self - Writer
    Iris Long
    • Self - Retired Chemist
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Iris Long PHD)
    Ed Koch
    Ed Koch
    • Self - Mayor of New York
    • (archive footage)
    David Barr
    • Self - Gay Rights Attorney
    Bob Rafsky
    • Self - PR Executive
    • (archive footage)
    Jim Eigo
    • Self - Experimental Playwright
    Ann Northrop
    • Self - Former New York News Producer
    Gregg Bordowitz
    • Self - Video Artist
    Bill Bahlman
    • Self - DJ
    Spencer Cox
    • Self - Actor
    Barbara Starrett
    • Self - AIDS Physician
    • (as Dr. Barbara Starrett)
    Franke-Ruta Garance
    • Self - Teenager
    • (as Garance Franke-Ruta)
    Mark Harrington
    Mark Harrington
    • Self - Film Archivist
    Mathilde Krim
    Mathilde Krim
    • Self - AMFAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
    • (as Mathilde Krim PHD)
    Jesse Helms
    Jesse Helms
    • Self - R - North Carolina
    • (archive footage)
    Anthony Fauci
    Anthony Fauci
    • Self
    Derek Link
    • Self - Bookstore Clerk
    • Director
      • David France
    • Writers
      • David France
      • Woody Richman
      • Tyler H. Walk
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    • Quotes
      • Larry Kramer: [addressing to an angry protester] Plague! We're in the middle of a fucking plague, and you behave like this? ACT UP has been taken over by a lunatic fringe!
    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      That's Us/Wild Combination
      Performed & Arranged by 'Superhuman Happiness'

      Written by Arthur Russell (as Charles Arthur Russell Jr.) (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of Domino Publishing Company Ltd.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 8, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Làm thế nào để sống sót trong bệnh dịch
    • Production companies
      • Doc Society
      • Public Square Films
      • Ninety Thousand Words
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $132,055
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,250
      • Sep 23, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $132,055
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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