Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) [Gay Themed Movie]

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt   

 
1989 • English • 1 hr 19 min
Directed By:  
Rob Epstein | Jeffrey Friedman

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Overview

On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS prepare panels to be added to a large-scale memorial quilt project. Drawing from the sea of names memorialized, director Robert Epstein focuses on the lives of six people. Alongside the intimate profiles offered, through news footage and interviews, Epstein puts the AIDS crisis in the larger context of social and government response to the disease.

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Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Narrator (voice)
Sara Lewinstein
Sara Lewinstein
Storyteller (Story Subject: Dr. Tom Waddell)
David Mandell
David Mandell
Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Suzi Mandell
Suzi Mandell
Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Sallie Perryman
Sallie Perryman
Storyteller (Story Subject: Robert Perryman)
Vito Russo
Vito Russo
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Tracy Torrey
Tracy Torrey
Storyteller (Story Subject: Self and David C. Campbell)
Gregg Baker
Gregg Baker
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Gary Bauer
Gary Bauer
Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage)
Robert Bazell
Robert Bazell
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Kevin Boyle
Kevin Boyle
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Edward Brandt
Edward Brandt
Self - Assistant Secretary for Health (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Bobbi Campbell
Bobbi Campbell
Self (archive footage)
David C. Campbell
David C. Campbell
Self (archive footage)
Marcus A. Conant
Marcus A. Conant
Self (archive footage)
James Curran
James Curran
Self - Center for Disease Control (archive footage)
Bolton Eckert
Bolton Eckert
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Jerry Falwell
Jerry Falwell
Self - Moral Majority Leader (archive footage)
Virginia Fedosky
Virginia Fedosky
Self (archive footage)

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Media Type
Movie
Release Date
12/01/1989
Runtime
1 hr 19 min
MPAA Rating
UNRATED
Original Language
English
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
United States
Production Companies
• Sandollar Productions
• New Yorker Films

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