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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)

Genre : History, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 19M

Director : Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)
Emil Guillermo
Emil Guillermo
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Tim Haas
Tim Haas
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Robert Hager
Robert Hager
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Charles Howard
Charles Howard
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Self (archive footage)
Cleve Jones
Cleve Jones
Self
C. Everett Koop
C. Everett Koop
Self - Surgeon General (archive footage)
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
Self (archive footage)
Roger Gail Lyon
Roger Gail Lyon
Self (archive footage)
David Mandell Jr.
David Mandell Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Kevin McCullough
Kevin McCullough
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage)
Mark Ostfield
Mark Ostfield
Self (archive footage)
Marcia Pally
Marcia Pally
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
John Palmer
John Palmer
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Hampton Pearson
Hampton Pearson
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Robert Perryman
Robert Perryman
Self (archive footage)
John Politano
John Politano
Self
Josie Politano
Josie Politano
Self
Randy Ray
Randy Ray
Self (archive footage)
Robert Ray
Robert Ray
Self (archive footage)
Ricky Ray
Ricky Ray
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Neil Schram
Neil Schram
Self - Los Angeles AIDS Task Force (archive footage)
Heidi Schulman
Heidi Schulman
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Jeffrey Sevcik
Jeffrey Sevcik
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Self - Introduction Speaker
Tom Waddell
Tom Waddell
Self (archive footage)
Gary Walsh
Gary Walsh
Self (archive footage)
James Watkins
James Watkins
Self - Presidential AIDS Commission (archive footage)
Linda Yee
Linda Yee
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Crews

Rob Epstein
Rob Epstein
Director
Jeffrey Friedman
Jeffrey Friedman
Director
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin
Original Music Composer
Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston
Still Photographer
Rob Epstein
Rob Epstein
Writer
Jeffrey Friedman
Jeffrey Friedman
Writer
Cindy Ruskin
Cindy Ruskin
Writer
Jean de Segonzac
Jean de Segonzac
Director of Photography
Dyanna Taylor
Dyanna Taylor
Director of Photography
Rob Epstein
Rob Epstein
Editor
Jeffrey Friedman
Jeffrey Friedman
Editor
Bill Couturié
Bill Couturié
Producer
Rob Epstein
Rob Epstein
Producer
Jeffrey Friedman
Jeffrey Friedman
Producer
Sandy Gallin
Sandy Gallin
Executive Producer
Howard Rosenman
Howard Rosenman
Executive Producer

Trailers and other movies

Common Threads Trailer

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