Carriers (1998)

Genre : Thriller, TV Movie

Runtime : 0M

Director : Alan Metzer

Synopsis

A military woman and a worried mother travel overseas and to New Mexico to investigate a deadly virus.

Actors

Judith Light
Judith Light
Maj. Carmen Travis
Pamela Reed
Pamela Reed
Holly Parker
Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco
Colonel John O. Bailey
Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn
Capt. David Arends
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Martha Collin
Nicholas Pryor
Nicholas Pryor
Frank Sanborn
J. Tucker Smith
J. Tucker Smith
Tom Travis
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
Arthur Fields
Maggie Fleming
Maggie Fleming
Boston Night Nurse

Crews

Alan Metzer
Alan Metzer
Director
Ernest Troost
Ernest Troost
Compositors
David A. Rosemont
David A. Rosemont
Executive Producer
Michael Smeaton
Michael Smeaton
Co-Producer
David C. Thomas
David C. Thomas
Producer
Susan Zachary
Susan Zachary
Producer
Geoffrey Erb
Geoffrey Erb
Cinematography
Mark Conte
Mark Conte
Editor
Penny Ellers
Penny Ellers
Casting
Philip Dean Foreman
Philip Dean Foreman
Production Design
Robert M. Moore
Robert M. Moore
Costume Design
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Set Decoration
Joyce Heft Brotman
Joyce Heft Brotman
Teleplay
Patrick Lynch
Patrick Lynch
Book

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