The Flu That Killed 50 Million

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 25, 2018

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, French

Cast

Paul Birchard,Brian Pettifer,Hannah Macphail,Jeremy Edwards,Christopher Eccleston,Anita Vettesse,Kenny Fullwood,Amy Kennedy,Isabel McClelland,Iain Davieand 2 more

Director

Andrew Thompson

Writer

Abigail Carr

Producer

Richard Bright,Andrew Thompson

Cinematography

Tom Hayward

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt9070904