And The Band Played On (film) - Closing Montage

Closing Montage

The film closes with footage of a candlelight vigil and march in San Francisco, followed by a montage of images of persons with HIV or involved with HIV education and research, accompanied by Elton John singing his "The Last Song." The montage includes:

  • Bobbi Campbell
  • Ryan White
  • Rock Hudson
  • Anthony Perkins
  • Tina Chow
  • Rudolf Nureyev
  • Arthur Ashe
  • Michael Bennett
  • Liberace
  • Freddie Mercury
  • Elizabeth Glaser
  • Magic Johnson
  • Larry Kramer
  • Alison Gertz
  • Max Robinson
  • Halston
  • Willi Smith
  • Perry Ellis
  • Peter Allen
  • Steve Rubell
  • Keith Haring
  • Stewart McKinney
  • Denholm Elliot
  • Brad Davis
  • Amanda Blake
  • Robert Reed
  • Michel Foucault
  • Tom Waddell

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