Movie Description
The Flu That Killed 50 Million
(2018)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.
Featured Crew
Cast
Narrator
William Welch
Ernest Gibson
Basil Hood
Alexander Jamieson
Katherine Garvin
Ada Berry
Mary Dobson
Victor Vaughan
James Niven
Catherine MacFie
Arthur Newsholme
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Facts
Original TitleThe Flu That Killed 50 Million
Status Released
Release Information
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2018-09-25
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 48m
Homepagehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0blmn5l
Genres
- Documentary
- History