The Forgotten Plague

Name: The Forgotten Plague
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2015
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 6.5

2015 · 60 min

Documentary · History

★ 6.5

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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.

Crew

Director Chana Gazit
Writer Chana Gazit
Writer Sheila Rothman
Director of Photography Stephen McCarthy

Cast

Michael Murphy
Himself - Narrator (voice)
A
Andrea Barrett
Herself - Writer
A
Andrea Cooper
Herself - Immunologist
J
Joanne Curtis
Herself - TB Survivor
S
Sherwood Davies
Himself - TB Survivor
M
Mary Hotaling
Herself - Writer
P
Peter Pringle
Himself - Writer
S
Sheila Rothman
Herself - Author, Living in the Shadow of Death
V
Vivian Schatz
Herself - Wife
W
Whitney Seymour Jr.
Himself - TB Survivor
J
John Stoeckle
Himself - TB Survivor
N
Nancy Tomes
Herself - Historian

Crew

Director — Chana Gazit
Writer — Chana Gazit
Writer — Sheila Rothman
Director of Photography — Stephen McCarthy

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

Deal me more →

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