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The Forgotten Plague

2015 · Movie · 52 min

6.4(4)unSUB Rating

DocumentaryHistory

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.

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Details
Years
2015
Release date
2015-02-10
Language
English
Runtime
52 min
TMDB rating (input)
6.5/10 (4 votes)

Themes

  • medicine
  • illness
  • tuberculosis
  • woman director
  • usa history
  • american experience

Cast & crew

  • Michael Murphy

    Michael Murphy

    as Himself - Narrator (voice)

  • AB

    Andrea Barrett

    as Herself - Writer

  • AC

    Andrea Cooper

    as Herself - Immunologist

  • JC

    Joanne Curtis

    as Herself - TB Survivor

  • SD

    Sherwood Davies

    as Himself - TB Survivor

  • MH

    Mary Hotaling

    as Herself - Writer

  • PP

    Peter Pringle

    as Himself - Writer

  • SR

    Sheila Rothman

    as Herself - Author, Living in the Shadow of Death

  • VS

    Vivian Schatz

    as Herself - Wife

  • WJ

    Whitney Seymour Jr.

    as Himself - TB Survivor

Directed by Chana Gazit