Angels in America(2003)
Overview
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.
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Top 8 Billed Cast
Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park
Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania
Joe Pitt
Roy Cohn
Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
Harper Pitt
Homeless Woman / The Angel
Hannah Pitt
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