1997 American TV series or program
| Contagious |
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| Genre | Thriller |
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| Written by | Sandy Kroopf |
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| Directed by | Joe Napolitano |
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| Starring | Lindsay Wagner
Elizabeth Peña |
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| Music by | Stephen Graziano |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original language | English language |
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| Producer | Mary Eilts |
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| Production location | Vancouver |
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| Cinematography | Andreas Poulsson |
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| Editor | Tim Tommasino |
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| Running time | 103 minutes |
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| Release | January 22, 1997 (1997-01-22) |
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Contagious is a 1997 American television film directed by Joe Napolitano and starring Lindsay Wagner as a doctor trying to prevent a cholera epidemic following an outbreak.
Plot
A plane where shrimp tainted with cholera was served, arrives from South America to Los Angeles. Soon after, the first patient dies from the disease. Because this person was a cocaine dealer, there is some suspicion that the drug is somehow related to the disease. Therefore, a narcotics detective (Elizabeth Peña) is put on the case, while in the hospital an experienced doctor (Lindsay Wagner) tries to prevent the outbreak from turning into an epidemic.
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