The Year of the Plague

The Year of the Plague

1978
1h 49m
5.1

5.1/10

18 votes • View on IMDb
Thriller Science Fiction Drama
Overview

A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listen to him and soon after the disease spreads. The government tries to control the information in order to prevent panic.

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Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
Conacite Dos Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Production Countries
Mexico
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Keywords

based on novel or book medicine outbreak disaster government cover-up plague science fiction award-winning film

Quick Facts

Original Title El año de la peste
Release Date February 12, 1978
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt0077195

Cast

Alejandro Parodi
Alejandro Parodi

Dr. Pedro Sierra Genovés

José Carlos Ruiz
José Carlos Ruiz

Dr. Jorge Martínez Abasolo

Rebeca Silva
Rebeca Silva

Eva Aponte

Tito Junco
Tito Junco

President

Ignacio Retes
Ignacio Retes

Dr. Mario Zermeño

Eduardo Alcaraz
Eduardo Alcaraz

Dr. Luis Mario Zavala

Héctor Godoy
Héctor Godoy

Luis Armando Torreros

Humberto Elizondo
Humberto Elizondo

R. C. Jiménez, journalist

Leonor Llausás
Leonor Llausás

Widow of Alvarado

Zully Keith
Zully Keith

Magdalena, Dr. Sierra Genovés' wife

Nora Lárraga 'Karla'
Nora Lárraga 'Karla'

Health Inspector

Arlette Pacheco
Arlette Pacheco

Journalist

Key Crew

José Agustín
Writer
Felipe Cazals
Producer
Felipe Cazals
Director
Gabriel García Márquez
Screenplay
Juan Arturo Brennan
Screenplay