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The Forgotten Plague

The Forgotten Plague

FEB 10, 2015 · 60 MIN · DIR. CHANA GAZIT

DocumentaryHistory

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

    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

Writer

Sheila Rothman

Writer

Chana Gazit

Director of Photography

Stephen McCarthy

Editor

Adam Zucker

Producer

Chana Gazit