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Angels in America

Angels in America is a 2003 American HBO miniseries directed by Mike Nichols and based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1991 play of the same name by Tony Kushner. Set in 1985, the film revolves around six New Yorkers whose lives intersect. At its core, it is the fantastical story of Prior Walter, a gay man living with AIDS who is visited by an angel. The film explores a wide variety of themes, including Reagan era politics, the spreading AIDS epidemic, and a rapidly changing social and political climate.

2003 |1 Season   |  Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Cast

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Al Pacino

Roy Cohn

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Mary-Louise Parker

Harper Pitt

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Justin Kirk

Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park

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Ben Shenkman

Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania

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Patrick Wilson

Joe Pitt

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Jeffrey Wright

Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa

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Emma Thompson

Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel

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Meryl Streep

Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia

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Brian Markinson

Martin Heller

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Status

Ended

Languages

Hebrew, English, Yiddish

Network

HBO