Angels in America

Angels in America

Release date : December 7, 2003
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English / Hebrew / Yiddish /
Creators :
Production companies : HBO Films / Avenue Pictures / Avenue Entertainment /
December 7, 2003 United States of America Drama English More
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Follow six New Yorkers whose lives intersect amidst the AIDS crisis and the rapidly changing socio-political climate of 1985.
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Angels in America
2003 • 6 Episodes

Millennium Approaches (Episodes 1-3): It is 1985 and AIDS is causing mass death in USA. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Louis, his lover, that he has AIDS; Louis, unable to handle it, leaves him. Joe Pitt, a Mormon and Republican attorney, is pushed by right-wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the US Department of Justice. Both Pitt and Cohn are in the closet: Pitt out of shame and religious turmoil, Cohn to preserve his power and image. Pitt's wife Harper is strung out on Valium, hallucinating constantly and longs to escape from her sexless marriage. An angel with ulterior motives commands Prior to become a prophet. Perestroika (Episodes 4-6): Prior is helped in his decision by Joe's mother, Hannah, and Belize, a close friend and drag queen. Joe leaves his wife and goes to live with Louis, but it does not work out because of ideological differences. Roy is diagnosed with AIDS and dying, while haunted by the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg.

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Al Pacino
Roy Cohn
6 Episodes
Justin Kirk
Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park
6 Episodes
Emma Thompson
Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel
6 Episodes
Patrick Wilson
Joe Pitt
6 Episodes
Meryl Streep
Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
6 Episodes
Mary-Louise Parker
Harper Pitt
6 Episodes
Ben Shenkman
Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania
6 Episodes
Jeffrey Wright
Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
6 Episodes
Brian Markinson
Martin Heller
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James Cromwell
Roy's Doctor
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Robin Weigert
Mormon Mother
3 Episodes
Flotilla DeBarge
Singer in Church
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Michael Gambon
Prior Walter Ancestor #1
2 Episodes
Simon Callow
Prior Walter Ancestor #2
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  • title:Angels in America
  • status:Ended
  • Release date: 2003
  • Genres: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English · Hebrew · Yiddish ·
  • Creators:
  • Production companies: HBO Films · Avenue Pictures · Avenue Entertainment ·
  • Overview:Follow six New Yorkers whose lives intersect amidst the AIDS crisis and the rapidly changing socio-political climate of 1985.
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