Angels in America
Rating: 7.6 · 2003 · Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy · USA · 1 sns
Description
God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985: the Reagans are in the White House and Death swings the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Louis, his lover of four years, he's ill; Louis leaves but asvdisease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Louis. Joe Pitt, a Mormon Republican attorney, is pushed by right-wing fixer Roy Cohn toward a job at the Justice Department. Pitt and Cohn are closeted: Pitt, out of shame and religious turmoil; Cohn, to preserve his power and access. Pitt's wife Harper is strung out on Valium, aching to escape a sexless marriage. An angel invites Prior to be a prophet in death.
Information
- Year
- 2003
- Genre
- Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
- Country
- USA
- Seasons
- 1
- TMDB
- 7.6
- IMDb
- 7.6
- Tagline
- The messenger has arrived.
Director
Cast
- Al Pacino — Roy Cohn
- Justin Kirk — Prior Walter / Leatherman in the Park
- Ben Shenkman — Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania
- Mary-Louise Parker — Harper Pitt
- Meryl Streep — Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia
- Jeffrey Wright — Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
- Patrick Wilson — Joe Pitt
- Emma Thompson — Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel
- Brian Markinson — Martin Heller
- James Cromwell — Roy's Doctor
- Florence Kastriner — Mrs. Ironson
- Howard Pinhasik — Mr. Ironson
- Fatima Da Silva — Cousin Doris
- Melissa Wilder — Louis' Sister
- Robin Weigert — Mormon Mother
- David Zayas — Super
- Flotilla DeBarge — Singer in Church
- Lisa LeGuillou — Nurse
- Michael Gambon — Prior Walter Ancestor #1 (uncredited)
- Simon Callow — Prior Walter Ancestor #2 (uncredited)