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The Battle of Amfar (2013)
TV-14
Short | 41 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

The Battle of Amfar (2013)

TV-14

Short | 41 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

When AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. The fight against HIV has ...See moreWhen AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. The fight against HIV has never been the same. The Perfect Host reveals how two powerful and very different women came together, and what their combined efforts achieved. With passion and wit, Taylor wielded celebrity as a weapon against government indifference while Krim's commitment to science ensured support for the most promising research areas. Today, the only man cured of AIDS can thank research championed by Mathilde Krim. Visually dazzling and emotionally compelling, this story offers a surprising perspective on the still ongoing fight against AIDS. Written by Anonymous See less

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Berkowitz Self - Safe sex advocate / Author Self - Safe sex advocate / Author See fewer	Paris Criminal Investigations (2007)
Timothy Ray Brown Self - 'The Berlin Patient' (archive footage) (as Timothy Brown) Self - 'The Berlin Patient' (archive footage) (as Timothy Brown) See fewer	I Hugged the Berlin Patient (2013)
Michael Callen Self - Author (archive footage) Self - Author (archive footage) See fewer	Philadelphia (1993)
Kenneth Cole Self - amfAR board chair Self - amfAR board chair See fewer	The Way Down (2004)
Aileen Getty Self - Elizabeth Taylor's daughter-in-law Self - Elizabeth Taylor's daughter-in-law See fewer	Tim Leary: The Art of Dying (2008)
George Hamilton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)
Orrin Hatch Self - Senator, Ryan White Care Act hearings (archive footage) (as Senator Orrin Hatch) Self - Senator, Ryan White Care Act hearings (archive footage) (as Senator Orrin Hatch) See fewer	Rat Race (2001)
Richard Heffner Self - PBS 'Open Mind' (archive footage) (as Richard Douglas Heffner) Self - PBS 'Open Mind' (archive footage) (as Richard Douglas Heffner) See fewer	The Open Mind (1956)
Regan Hoffman Self - Journalist (as Regan Hofmann) Self - Journalist (as Regan Hofmann) See fewer	30 Years from Here (2011)
Rock Hudson Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Giant (1956)
Ted Kennedy Self - U.S. Senate, Ryan White Care Act (archive footage) Self - U.S. Senate, Ryan White Care Act (archive footage) See fewer	Chicago Hope (1994)
Mathilde Krim Self - Research scientist (as Mathilde Krim Ph.D.) Self - Research scientist (as Mathilde Krim Ph.D.) See fewer	Some Kind of Love (2015)
Ted Landau Self - NYU School of Medicine (as Ted Landau Ph.D., Dr. Ned Landau) Self - NYU School of Medicine (as Ted Landau Ph.D., Dr. Ned Landau) See fewer	The Battle of Amfar (2013)
Jeffrey Laurence Self - Weill Cornell Medical College / amfAR senior science advisor (as Jeffrey Laurence M.D.) Self - Weill Cornell Medical College / amfAR senior science advisor (as Jeffrey Laurence M.D.) See fewer	Democracy Now! (2001)
Sally Morrison Self - Elizabeth Taylor's publicist Self - Elizabeth Taylor's publicist See fewer	Drowning (I) (2022)
Ronald Reagan Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Mervyn Silverman Self - Director of Public Health, San Francisco, 1977-1985 (as Merv Silverman M.D.) Self - Director of Public Health, San Francisco, 1977-1985 (as Merv Silverman M.D.) See fewer	Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (2010)
Joseph Sonnabend Self (archive footage) (as Joseph Sonnabend M.D.) Self (archive footage) (as Joseph Sonnabend M.D.) See fewer	Sex Positive (2008)
Mario Stevenson Self - Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miam (as Mario Stevenson Ph.D.) Self - Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miam (as Mario Stevenson Ph.D.) See fewer	The Battle of Amfar (2013)
Sharon Stone Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Basic Instinct (1992)
Elizabeth Taylor Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Phill Wilson Self - Executive Director, Black AIDS Institute Self - Executive Director, Black AIDS Institute See fewer	Commitment to Life (2023)
Woody Allen Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Manhattan (1979)
Tom Brokaw Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
Bryant Gumbel Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Contact (1997)
Roger Mudd Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	CBS Reports (1959)
John Palmer Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	World Monitor (1988)
Ryan White Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Ryan White Story (1989)