Film · 2005 · Belgesel, Tarih

The Plague

Yönetmen

Robert H. Gardner

Süre

100 dk

Oyuncular

Sam Mercurio, John Aberth, Kelly DeVries, Ken Gage, Richard Johnson, John Kelly, Graham Mooney, Jo Ann Moran Cruz

It began much like the common cold. Yet within a day fever took over black swellings the size of baseballs appeared on the neck and finally a highly contagious bloody cough quickly sealed the victim's fate. During the worst biological disaster in the history of mankind the so-called black death released an indiscriminate fury which shook the very foundations of human order. Religious hysteria began to break out and in desperation frenzied masses scrambled to find a scapegoat. When all was said and done nearly one-third of Europe's population had been completely wiped out and devastated survivors were left to contend with a world forever changed both socially and economically. In this feature-length special THE HISTORY CHANNEL-® investigates the origins of this devastating moment in human history and explores the many questions surrounding the terrifying possibility of a modern-day biological threat.