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How to Survive a Plague (2012)
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110 min | Documentary, History, News

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How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Not Rated

110 min | Documentary, History, News

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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43 cast members

Name	Known for
Ed Koch Self - Mayor of New York (archive footage) Self - Mayor of New York (archive footage) See fewer	We Own the Night (2007)
David Barr Self - Gay Rights Attorney Self - Gay Rights Attorney See fewer	Dr. Tony Fauci (2023)
Bob Rafsky Self - PR Executive (archive footage) Self - PR Executive (archive footage) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Jim Eigo Self - Experimental Playwright Self - Experimental Playwright See fewer	United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (2012)
Ann Northrop Self - Former New York News Producer Self - Former New York News Producer See fewer	Gay USA (1985)
Larry Kramer Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Women in Love (1969)
Gregg Bordowitz Self - Video Artist Self - Video Artist See fewer	The Suicide (1996)
Peter Staley Self - Bond Trader Self - Bond Trader See fewer	Pay the Ghost (2015)
Bill Bahlman Self - DJ Self - DJ See fewer	The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)
Spencer Cox Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Barbara Starrett Self - AIDS Physician (as Dr. Barbara Starrett) Self - AIDS Physician (as Dr. Barbara Starrett) See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
Iris Long Self - Retired Chemist (archive footage) (as Iris Long PHD) Self - Retired Chemist (archive footage) (as Iris Long PHD) See fewer
Franke-Ruta Garance Self - Teenager (as Garance Franke-Ruta) Self - Teenager (as Garance Franke-Ruta) See fewer	Metropolitan (1989)
Mark Harrington Self - Film Archivist Self - Film Archivist See fewer	How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Mathilde Krim Self - AMFAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research (as Mathilde Krim PHD) Self - AMFAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research (as Mathilde Krim PHD) See fewer	Omnibus (1967)
Jesse Helms Self - R - North Carolina (archive footage) Self - R - North Carolina (archive footage) See fewer	Dear Jesse (1997)
Anthony Fauci Self - Nat. Institute of Health (as Dr. Anthony Fauci) Self - Nat. Institute of Health (as Dr. Anthony Fauci) See fewer	Fauci (2021)
Derek Link Self - Bookstore Clerk Self - Bookstore Clerk See fewer	How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Vito Russo Self - Film Historian (archive footage) Self - Film Historian (archive footage) See fewer	The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Thomas Braden Self - Crossfire (archive footage) (as Tom Braden) Self - Crossfire (archive footage) (as Tom Braden) See fewer	Eight Is Enough (1977)
Pat Buchanan Self - Crossfire (archive footage) Self - Crossfire (archive footage) See fewer	Crossfire (1982)
Ellen Cooper Self - FDA Regulator for AIDS Drugs (archive footage) (as Dr. Ellen Cooper) Self - FDA Regulator for AIDS Drugs (archive footage) (as Dr. Ellen Cooper) See fewer
Susan Ellenberg Self - Chief Biostatistician Division of AIDS, NIH (as Susan Ellenberg PHD) Self - Chief Biostatistician Division of AIDS, NIH (as Susan Ellenberg PHD) See fewer	How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Emilio Emini Self - Research scientist Merck (as Emilio Emini PHD) Self - Research scientist Merck (as Emilio Emini PHD) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Joseph Vacca Self - Medicinal Chemist Merck (as Joseph Vacca PHD) Self - Medicinal Chemist Merck (as Joseph Vacca PHD) See fewer	How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Stephen Joseph Self - New York City Health Commissioner (archive footage) Self - New York City Health Commissioner (archive footage) See fewer
John Joseph O'Connor Self - New York City Archbishop (as John Cardinal O'Connor) Self - New York City Archbishop (as John Cardinal O'Connor) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Ray Navarro Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage) See fewer	Independent Lens (1999)
George Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	41 (II) (2012)
Jim Jenson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President Is Missing
Gregg Gonsalves Self - Laboratory Technician Self - Laboratory Technician See fewer	Dr. Tony Fauci (2023)
Ron Goldberg Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
David Robinson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
John Mashek Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1992 Presidential Debates (1992)
Ross Perot Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Week (1956)
Charlie Rose Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ides of March (2011)
Robert Bazell Self - NBC News, Berlin Self - NBC News, Berlin See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
Chris Wallace Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Who's Talking to Chris Wallace (2022)
David Kessler Self - FDA Commisioner (archive footage) Self - FDA Commisioner (archive footage) See fewer	Meet Me Where I Am (2023)
Mark Allen Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Sock Job (2016)
Matthew Ebert Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Michael Petrelis Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (2012)