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The Forgotten Plague (2015)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Chana Gazit

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Chana Gazit
Chana Gazit
Director
Chana Gazit
Chana Gazit
Writer
Sheila Rothman
Sheila Rothman
Writer
Stephen McCarthy
Stephen McCarthy
Director of Photography
Mark Samuels
Mark Samuels
Executive Producer
Kristina Cafarella
Kristina Cafarella
Co-Producer
Kathryn Lord
Kathryn Lord
Co-Producer
Chana Gazit
Chana Gazit
Producer
Adam Zucker
Adam Zucker
Editor
Mark Suozzo
Mark Suozzo
Music
Cassandra Suarez
Cassandra Suarez
Makeup & Hair

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