80,000 Suspects (1963) ( Eighty Thousand Suspects )

80,000 Suspects (1963) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Eighty Thousand Suspects
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
109 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1963 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Val Guest

Written By:
Val Guest
Trevor Dudley Smith

Actors:
Claire Bloom ..... Julie Monks
Richard Johnson ..... Dr. Steven Monks
Yolande Donlan ..... Ruth Preston
Cyril Cusack ..... Father Maguire
Michael Goodliffe ..... Clifford Preston
Mervyn Johns ..... Buckridge
Kay Walsh ..... Matron
Norman Bird ..... Harold Davis
Basil Dignam ..... Medical Officer Boswell
Arthur Christiansen ..... Editor - Bath Evening Chronicle (Mr. Graney)
Ray Barrett ..... Health Inspector Bennett
Andrew Crawford ..... Dr. Ruddling
Jill Curzon ..... Nurse Jill
Vanda Godsell ..... Mrs. Agnes Davis
Ursula Howells ..... Joanna Duten

Synopsis:

Richard Johnson and Claire Bloom, multi-award-winning stars of The Haunting, headline this powerful romantic drama set against the backdrop of a smallpox epidemic in the city of Bath. One of BAFTA-winning director Val Guest's most memorable films, 80,000 Suspects is presented here in a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Dr Steven Monks suspects smallpox when he is asked to examine a patient with unusual symptoms. The diagnosis is quickly confirmed and the authorities mobilise to try to contain the outbreak, with Monks working tirelessly to prevent an epidemic. With his marriage on the verge of collapse, however, this personal crisis threatens to overshadow his vital work as the deadly disease moves ever closer to those he loves...

A romantic melodrama set against the backdrop of a smallpox epidemic which features Richard Johnson as the diligent doctor in control and Claire Bloom as his outwardly serene and devoted wife. Commencing on New Year's Eve in the city of Bath, Dr. Steven Monks (Richard Johnson) diagnoses a mystery patient as being infected with smallpox and sets in motion a city wide quarantine to contain the outbreak. His commitment to the task is affected by the deterioration of his marriage to ex-nurse Julie (Claire Bloom) following his clandestine affair with a family friend. Monk receives an unexpected blow when the disease strikes closer to home than anticipated and Julie is diagnosed as having contracted the virus. The medical team gradually contain the outbreak until only one unidentified case remains. The search narrows the identity of final carrier down to Ruth Preston (Yolande Donlan), the woman with whom Monks had been having an affair and the wife of his close colleague Clifford (Michael Goodliffe). She's eventually traced to a deserted house where she's sheltering, lonely and desperately ill.

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

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 20 March, 2016.