The Forgotten Plague

1h
DocumentaryHistory
6.5

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.

Cast

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

Crew

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

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