The Plague (1992)
La peste
In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever-changing circumstances, he puts up a brave fight, being helped by others but also involving them without being able to control the situation.
- Date of release
- 1992-08-26
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (30)
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Director
- Luis Puenzo
Casting
- William Hurt — Doctor Bernard Rieux
- Robert Duvall — Joseph Grand
- Raúl Juliá — Cottard
- Sandrine Bonnaire — Martine Rambert
- Jean-Marc Barr — Jean Tarrou
- Victoria Tennant — Alicia Rieux
- Jorge Luz — Old Man with the cats
- Atilio Veronelli — Dr. Horacio
- Francisco Cocuzza — Miguel
- Laura Palmucci — Miguel's Wife
- Norman Erlich — Dr. Castel
- Marcos Woinsky — Doctor Grunewald
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Buenos Aires
The Plague is a 1992 Argentine-French-British drama film written and directed by Luis Puenzo and starring William Hurt, Sandrine Bonnaire, Robert Duvall and Raul Julia. It is based on the novel La Peste by Albert Camus. It entered the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.
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