Basic Info
Release: September 25, 2018
Runtime: 48 min
Rating: ⭐ 5.9/10 (6 votes)
Status: Released
The Flu That Killed 50 Million
2018
48 min
⭐ 5.9/10
6 votes
Overview
It is 1918 and the end of WWI. Millions have died, and the world is exhausted by war. But soon a new horror is sweeping the world, a terrifying virus that will kill more than fifty million people - the Spanish flu. Using dramatic reconstruction and eyewitness testimony from doctors, soldiers, civilians and politicians, this one-off special brings to life the onslaught of the disease, the horrors of those who lived through it and the efforts of the pioneering scientists desperately looking for the cure. Narrated by Christopher Eccleston, the film also asks whether, a century later, the lessons learnt in 1918 might help us fight a future global flu pandemic.
Genres
Documentary
History
Production Countries
No production country data available.Spoken Languages
- English en
- French fr
Flatrate
Britbox Apple TV Channel
Flatrate
BritBox
Cast
Christopher Eccleston
Narrator
Paul Birchard
William Welch
Iain Davie
Ernest Gibson
Jeremy Edwards
Basil Hood
Kenny Fullwood
Alexander Jamieson
Amy Kennedy
Katherine Garvin
Hannah Macphail
Ada Berry
Isabel McClelland
Mary Dobson
Brian Pettifer
Victor Vaughan
Allan Tall
James Niven
Anita Vettesse
Catherine MacFie
Finlay Welsh
Arthur Newsholme
Crew
Andrew Thompson
Producer
Richard Bright
Executive Producer
Abigail Carr
Writer
Andrew Thompson
Director
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