The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Chana GazitDirector
- Chana GazitWriter
- Sheila RothmanWriter
Cast
- Michael MurphyHimself - Narrator (voice)
- Andrea BarrettHerself - Writer
- Andrea CooperHerself - Immunologist
- Joanne CurtisHerself - TB Survivor
- Sherwood DaviesHimself - TB Survivor
- Mary HotalingHerself - Writer
- Peter PringleHimself - Writer
- Sheila RothmanHerself - Author, Living in the Shadow of Death
- Vivian SchatzHerself - Wife
- Whitney Seymour Jr.Himself - TB Survivor
- John StoeckleHimself - TB Survivor
- Nancy TomesHerself - Historian
Stills
Themes
medicineillnesstuberculosiswoman directorusa historyamerican experience