80,000 SUSPECTS
1963
DVD with Special Features
On New Year’s Eve in the city of Bath, Dr Steven Monks suspects smallpox when he is asked to examine a patient with unusual symptoms. The diagnosis is quickly confirmed, and the authorities mobilise to try to contain the outbreak, with Monks working tirelessly to prevent an epidemic. With his marriage on the verge of collapse, however, this personal crisis threatens to overshadow his vital work as the deadly disease moves ever closer to those he loves...
Forgotten Films are available exclusively on BR.
1963
DVD with Special Features
On New Year’s Eve in the city of Bath, Dr Steven Monks suspects smallpox when he is asked to examine a patient with unusual symptoms. The diagnosis is quickly confirmed, and the authorities mobilise to try to contain the outbreak, with Monks working tirelessly to prevent an epidemic. With his marriage on the verge of collapse, however, this personal crisis threatens to overshadow his vital work as the deadly disease moves ever closer to those he loves...
Forgotten Films are available exclusively on BR.
1963
DVD with Special Features
On New Year’s Eve in the city of Bath, Dr Steven Monks suspects smallpox when he is asked to examine a patient with unusual symptoms. The diagnosis is quickly confirmed, and the authorities mobilise to try to contain the outbreak, with Monks working tirelessly to prevent an epidemic. With his marriage on the verge of collapse, however, this personal crisis threatens to overshadow his vital work as the deadly disease moves ever closer to those he loves...
Forgotten Films are available exclusively on BR.
Description
80,000 Suspects is a 1963 British drama film directed and written by Val Guest and starring Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Yolande Donlan and Cyril Cusack. It is based on the 1957 novel Pillars of Midnight by Elleston Trevor. A smallpox outbreak in Bath, England, leads to a race to contain the virus.
Production
The film was shot on location in Bath, England, and the city’s population at the time inspired the name of the film.
Product Details
Released: 19 October 2015
Studio: Val Guest Productions
Distributor: Network
Run Time: 113 mins approx
Certificate: PG
Director: Val Guest
Actor: Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Yolande Donlan and Cyril Cusack
Language: English
Number of Discs: 1
Region: B
