Plague (1979)

An ambitious lab assistant carries out a forbidden experiment and accidentally creates a deadly bacteria which kills her and rapidly engulfs the city. The authorities order a curtain of ... See full summary »

Director:

Ed Hunt

Writers:

Ed Hunt, Barry Pearson

Stars:

Daniel Pilon, Kate Reid, Céline Lomez

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Pilon	...	Dr. Bill Fuller
Kate Reid	...	Dr. Jessica Morgan, Director McNaughton Labs
Céline Lomez	...	Margo Simar the Carrier
Michael J. Reynolds	...	Dr. Dave McKay
Brenda Donohue	...	Dr. Celia Graham, Bill's Associate
Jonah Royston	...	Dr. Allen Saunders, Public Health Officer
Barbara Gordon	...	Joan Fuller, Bill's Wife
Jack Van Evera	...	Station Wagon Driver picking up Margo
Trevor Rose	...	Roger, little boy
Renata Bosacki	...	Jill, little girl
Micheal Donoghue	...	Ward Security Agent
Joseph Golland	...	Dr. Liebowitz
Alan Haberfield	...	Epileptic
Linda Kemp	...	Woman in hospital
John Kerr	...	Escaping guard

Storyline

An ambitious lab assistant carries out a forbidden experiment and accidentally creates a deadly bacteria which kills her and rapidly engulfs the city. The authorities order a curtain of secrecy and impose quarantine on all known contacts whilst embarking on a desperate search for a cure. Meanwhile one of the people in quarantine escapes and becomes the unwitting carrier of the disease. She spreads the plague wherever she goes and becomes a fugitive on the run eluding the police through subways and alleyways. In a gripping gripping built up of events, the full horror of the plague becomes public and the onslaught has to be stopped before all human life on Earth is destroyed.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | laboratory | carrier | disaster | virus | 

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Taglines:

"My God! Where did it come from?"

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

M-3: The Gemini Strain

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 525,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harmony Ridge Holdings Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director/co-writer Ed Hunt got the idea for the premise after reading a story on DNA research.

User Reviews

plague has plaque

A low budget,murky filmed "thriller" A virus escapes from a compound and threatens to wipe out the entire population.It is spread by an escaped quarantined women who infects everyone she comes in contact with,air vents etc. The acting in this film is so bad that the best performance is by a Hertz rent-a car lady who does not speak but registers the most emotion-slight impatience waiting for the escaped lady to find her credit card,a smile when she finds it,and confusion when she comes back to the counter to find the lady has disappeared{she sees a police car pull up outside}.The fugitive lady smirks throughout the the film ,totally ignorant of what shes done. This film is in need of a panacea