The Plague
- History
- Documentary
Overview
It began much like the common cold. Yet within a day fever took over black swellings the size of baseballs appeared on the neck and finally a highly contagious bloody cough quickly sealed the victim's fate. During the worst biological disaster in the history of mankind the so-called black death released an indiscriminate fury which shook the very foundations of human order. Religious hysteria began to break out and in desperation frenzied masses scrambled to find a scapegoat. When all was said and done nearly one-third of Europe's population had been completely wiped out and devastated survivors were left to contend with a world forever changed both socially and economically. In this feature-length special THE HISTORY CHANNEL-® investigates the origins of this devastating moment in human history and explores the many questions surrounding the terrifying possibility of a modern-day biological threat.
Keywords
- middle ages (476-1453)
- black death
- bubonic plague
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 31, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- History,Gardner Films
- Cast
- Jo Ann Moran Cruz,Richard Johnson,Sam Mercurio,David Nirenberg,John Kelly,Ken Gage,Graham Mooney,Kelly DeVries,John Aberth
- Director
- Robert H. Gardner
- Producer
- Carl H. Lindahl
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0499545