Angels in America
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Meryl Streep
Florence Kastriner
Jeffrey Wright
Robin Weigert
Al Pacino
Melissa Wilder
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Interwoven AIDS-related stories revolving around shamed bisexual Mormon Joe Pitt and his despairing wife Harper; AIDS patient Prior Walter; and Walter's lover Louis who eventually becomes Joe's lover. Based on Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name
Cast
Meryl Streep
Florence Kastriner
Jeffrey Wright
Robin Weigert
Al Pacino
Melissa Wilder
Fatima Dasilva
Justin Kirk
Mary-louise Parker
Emma Thompson
Brian Markinson
Simon Callow
Ben Shenkman
Bruce Lee Gross
Patrick Wilson
James Cromwell
Michael Gambon
Howard Pinhasik
Crew
Danny Aiello Iii
Nancy Allen
Tom Allen
William Arnot
Mary Bailey
Bill Baker
Jamie Baker
Randall Balsmeyer
Chris Barnes
William A Beekman
Bill Bernstein
Mark Bero
Joseph Blessington
Terra Bliss-alvarez
John Bloom
P. J. Bloom
Ron Bochar
Ron Bochar
T.r. Boyce
Jake Brake
Jackie Brandwein
Julian Bratolyubov
Terri Brennan
Cary Brokaw
David Brown
Juan Bryan
Kelly Bumbarger
Keith M Bunting
Dalia Burde
John Caglione Jr.
Joseph A Campayno
John Canavan
Samuel W Carderelli
Mickey Carlton
Robert William Carpenter
Bill Cassidy
Dale Caughey
Charles Cecil
Christopher Cenatiempo
Dave Chacon
Kam Chan
Kiki Chansamone
Jim Chesterman
Patrick Clancey
Kerry Clark
Rodney Clark
Peter Clores
Glenn Clyatt
Jerry Clyatt
Tamar Cohn
Adrian Colbert
Leslie Collins
Chris Colombo
Steve Comesky
J. John Corbett
Justin Corbett
Kathleen Corgan
Chris Cortese
Kathy Cossu
Celia D. Costas
Sophia M Costas
Carole Cowley
Lou Crisa
Trip Cullman
Paul Curley
Michael Curry
Andrea D'amico
Enid Dalkoff
Ray De La Motte
Louis De Luca
John Decker
Ruth A. Deleon
Rory Desoto
George Detitta Jr.
Angel Di Angelis
Angelo Di Giacomo
Patricia Kerrigan Dicerto
Lee Dichter
Eric Dihaven
Kenna Doeringer
Peter Donohue
Tommy Dorsett
Kim Doyle
Bridget Drummond
Travis Dutch
Deb Dyer
Richard Edlund
Edward Engels
Gene Engels
Elaine Essex Thompson
Sylvia Fay
David Feldman
James Feldman
Sarah Allison Feldman
Harriet Fidlow
Chris Fielder
David Fischer
Eric Fisher
Glenn Fjotland
Jan Foster
Al Freeman
Lori Freitag-hild
David Scott Gagnon
Michael Gallart
Tim Gallin
Giancarlo Ganziano
Timothy M Garrett
Heather Gauntt
Aaron Craig Geller
Lee Genick
Virginia Gifford
Laura Gillen
Rocco Gioffre
Kelly Gleason
Eileen Godoy
Stephen Goldblatt
Geoff Goodman
Ann Gray
Don Greenberg
Thomas Gregory
Heather Gross
Nate Grubb
Tom Grunke
Joe C. Guest
John Gutierrez
Peter G Hackman
Melissa Haley
Michael Haley
Steven R Hammond
Claus Hansen
Tom Hardisty
Reneata Harris
J. Roy Helland
Bill Henry
Patricia Doherty Hess
Don J Hewitt
Don Hewitt
Jery Hewitt
Harry Higgins
Amie Hoff
Joel Holland
Harold Horn
Sean Ilnseher
Martin Izquierdo
Sondra James
Jeff Jirgal
Jenessa Joffe
Joseph L. Johnson
Tim Judge
Anita Junqueira
Janet Kalas
John Kasarda
Nora Kasarda
Karen Kates
Kathy Kelehan
Rachel Kelley
Dennis J. Kelly
Daniel P Kennedy
John T Kennedy
Dmitry Kibrik
Hinju Kim
Greg Kimble
Greg Kimble
Steve Kirshoff
Evyen Klean
Betsy Klompus
James R Kober
Fred Kraemer
Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
Kathy Lacommare
Jennifer Lamb
Victoria Lang
Mark Larranaga
Amy Lauritsen
Jack Lavangia
Vince Lavares
Sean Leahy
Michael Leather
William Lehne
Iris H. Lemos
Kendra Levenberg
Donny Levy
Erica Levy
Jane Levy
Ellen Lewis
Hank Liebeskind
Marissa Littlefield
Lawrence Littleton
Lenny Liuzzi
Josh Liveright
Ana Lombardo
Nick Lund-ulrich
Steve Mack
Lisa Marie Madden
Gus Magalios
Kelly Malone
Donna Maloney
Lilene Mansell
Paul Mantell
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2005 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Writing (Adapted Long Form) (Tony Kushner) from the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Also nominated for the 2004 Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (John Bloom and Antonia Van Drimmelen, "Part 1 - Millenium Approaches") and Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie (Stephen Goldblatt, "Part 2 - Perestroika") by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Winner of nine 2004 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Al Pacino), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Meryl Streep), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Jeffrey Wright), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Mary-Louise Parker), Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie (Mike Nichols), Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special (Tony Kushner), Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Stuart Wurtzel, John Kasarda, and George DeTitta Jr., "Part 1 - Millenium Approaches" and "Part 2 - Perestroika"), and Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Juliet Taylor and Ellen Lewis) from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Emma Thompson) and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Patrick Wilson, Justin Kirk, and Ben Shenkman).
Winner of the 2004 Eddie Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Movie for Non-Commercial Television (John Bloom and Antonia Van Drimmelen, Part 1) from the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Winner of the 2004 Humanitas Prize for the 90 Minute Category (Tony Kushner) from the Humanitas Prize.
Nominated for the 2003 ASC Outstanding Achievement Award (Movie of the Week, Miniseries or Pilot - Basic or Pay) (Stephen Goldblatt) by the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
Voted one of the 10 best TV programs of the year 2003 by the American Film Institute (AFI).
Released in United States on Video September 14, 2004
Aired in United States December 7, 2003
Aired in United States December 14, 2003
Aired in United States September 14, 2004
Project was previously in development at Fine Line Features with Robert Altman attached to direct.
Project was originally in development at Avenue Pictures with Cary Brokaw producing and Neil LaBute mentioned to direct. P.J. Hogan also once mentioned to direct.
Aired in USA on HBO December 12, 2003 (part 1) and December 14, 2003 (part 2).
Channel 4 purchased the project from HBO and is scheduled to air in the United Kingdom in 2004.
Aired in two, three hour parts, "The Millenium Approaches", and "Perestroika".
Part 1 "The Millennium Approaches" completed shooting July 2002. Part 2 "Perestroika" began shooting in New York in October 2002.
Project completed shooting in February 2003 afer 137 shooting days.
Part 1 "The Millenium Approaches" (Chapters 1, 2, 3)
Part 2 "Parastroika" (Chapters 4, 5, 6)
2 (initial broadcast)
Winner of the 2005 David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award (Long-Form Television) from the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
