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Angels in America (2003)

TV Mini-Series  -  352 min  -  Drama | Fantasy
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Playwright Tony Kushner adapts his political epic about the AIDS crisis during the mid-eighties, around a group of separate but connected individuals.

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Season:

1

Year:

2003
Won 5 Golden Globes. Another 34 wins & 30 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Justin Kirk ...
Prior Walter (2 episodes, 2003)
Ben Shenkman ...
Louis Ironson (2 episodes, 2003)
Emma Thompson ...
Nurse Emily (2 episodes, 2003)
Patrick Wilson ...
Joe Pitt (2 episodes, 2003)
Jeffrey Wright ...
Belize (2 episodes, 2003)
Meryl Streep ...
Ethel Rosenberg (2 episodes, 2003)
Al Pacino ...
Roy Cohn (2 episodes, 2003)
James Cromwell ...
Roy's Doctor (2 episodes, 2003)
Mary-Louise Parker ...
Harper Pitt (2 episodes, 2003)
Brian Markinson ...
Martin Heller (2 episodes, 2003)
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Storyline

God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985: the Reagans are in the White House and Death swings the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Lou, his lover of four years, he's ill; Lou bolts. As disease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Lou. Joe Pitt, an attorney who is Mormon and Republican, is pushed by right-wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the Justice Department. Both Pitt and Cohn are in the closet: Pitt out of shame and religious turmoil, Cohn to preserve his power and access. Pitt's wife Harper is strung out on Valium, aching to escape a sexless marriage. An angel invites Prior to be a prophet in death. Pitt's mother and Belize, a close friend, help Prior choose. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Death | AIDS | God | Angel | Republican  | See more »

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The messenger has arrived.

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA | Italy

Language:

English | Hebrew | Aramaic | Yiddish (song lyrics) | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ángeles en América See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Ben Shenkman played the role of Roy Cohn during a workshop production of "Peristroka" when the play was still undergoing rewrites. Debra Messing played the role of Harper. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Prior waits for Louis to approach in the park the music playing is '90s hip-hop, not mid-'80s rap. See more »

Quotes

Joe Pitt: If you have something you want to ask me ask me! Ask me, go!
Harper Pitt: I can't, I'm scared of you.
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Crazy Credits

Person Generally in Charge of Everything Aaron Geller See more »

Connections

Featured in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Shall We Gather At The River?"
(hymn written in 1864)
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lowry (1826-1899)
Performed by Meryl Streep and choir See more »