The Forgotten Plague (2015)
2015 · 1h 0m · Documentary, History
Genres: Documentary, History
Tuberculosis is the deadliest killer in human history, responsible for one in four deaths for almost two centuries. While it shaped medical pursuits, social habits, economic development and public policy, TB and its impact are poorly understood.
Director: Chana Gazit
Writers: Chana Gazit, Sheila Rothman
Music by: Mark Suozzo
Cinematography: Stephen McCarthy
Editor: Adam Zucker
Cast
Michael Murphy as Himself - Narrator (voice)Andrea Barrett as Herself - WriterAndrea Cooper as Herself - ImmunologistJoanne Curtis as Herself - TB SurvivorSherwood Davies as Himself - TB SurvivorMary Hotaling as Herself - WriterPeter Pringle as Himself - WriterSheila Rothman as Herself - Author, Living in the Shadow of DeathVivian Schatz as Herself - WifeWhitney Seymour Jr. as Himself - TB SurvivorJohn Stoeckle as Himself - TB SurvivorNancy Tomes as Herself - HistorianMore like this
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