Directed by:
Val GuestCinematography:
Arthur GrantComposer:
Stanley BlackCast:
Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Yolande Donlan, Cyril Cusack, Ray Barrett, Andrew Crawford, Michael Goodliffe, Joby Blanshard, Kay Walsh, Norman Bird (more)Plots(1)
Dr Steven Monks suspects smallpox when he is asked to examine a patient with unusual symptoms. The diagnosis is quickly confirmed and the authorities mobilise to try to contain the outbreak, with Monks working tirelessly to prevent an epidemic. With his marriage on the verge of collapse, however, this personal crisis threatens to overshadow his vital work as the deadly disease moves ever closer to those he loves. (Network)
(more)Cast
Claire Bloom
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The King's Speech (2010)
Limelight (1952)
Richard Johnson
UK
Best movies:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Lady Jane (1986)
A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV movie)
Yolande Donlan
USA
Best movies:
Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
The Devil Bat (1940)
Cyril Cusack
South Africa
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
My Left Foot (1989)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Ray Barrett
Australia
Best movies:
Valley of the Kings (1964)
Australia (2008)
Tim (1979)
Andrew Crawford
UK
Best movies:
Julius Caesar (1970)
One Wild Oat (1951)
Bitter Victory (1957)
Michael Goodliffe
UK
Best movies:
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The One That Got Away (1957)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Joby Blanshard
UK
Best movies:
Jane Eyre (1983) (series)
Frenzy (1972)
Hell Is a City (1960)
Kay Walsh
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Magic Box (1951)
Scrooge (1970)
Norman Bird
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Shadowlands (1993)
An Inspector Calls (1954)
Graham Moffatt
UK
Best movies:
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Stewart Guidotti
UK
Best movies:
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Help! (1965)
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
Ursula Howells
UK
Best movies:
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
The Long Arm (1956)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Peter Madden
Malaysia
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Mervyn Johns
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
Never Let Go (1960)
Moby Dick (1956)
Suzan Farmer
UK
Best movies:
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Jill Curzon
UK
Best movies:
Bruce Montague
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The Thief of Baghdad (1978) (TV movie)
Vanda Godsell
UK
Best movies:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
This Sporting Life (1963)
Basil Dignam
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Room at the Top (1959)