80,000 Suspects

80,000 Suspects (1963)

A doctor's already-shaky marriage is tested to an even greater extent when he has to contend with a smallpox epidemic.

Date of release
1963-08-15
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama
Director
Val Guest

Casting

Interesting facts

80,000 Suspects is a 1963 British drama film directed by Val Guest and starring Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Yolande Donlan and Cyril Cusack. It was written by Guest based on the 1957 novel Pillars of Midnight by Elleston Trevor. An outbreak of smallpox in Bath, England leads to a race to contain the virus.

Production

Film rights were bought by Val Guest who raised money through the Rank Organistation. The film was shot in early 1963 on location in Bath, England and the city's population at the time inspired the name of the film.

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