The Flu That Killed 50 Million (2018): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2018, The Flu That Killed 50 Million is a historia and documental film directed by Andrew Thompson, running about 48 minutes.

What it’s about. It is 1918 and the end of WWI. Millions have died, and the world is exhausted by war. But soon a new horror is sweeping the world, a terrifying virus that will kill more than fifty million people - the Spanish flu. Using dramatic reconstruction and eyewitness testimony from doctors, soldiers, civilians and politicians, this one-off special brings to life the onslaught of the disease, the horrors of those who lived through it and the efforts of the pioneering scientists desperately looking for the cure. Narrated by Christopher Eccleston, the film also asks whether, a century later, the lessons learnt in 1918 might help us fight a future global flu pandemic.

Who’s in it. The Flu That Killed 50 Million stars Christopher Eccleston as Narrator, Paul Birchard as William Welch, Iain Davie as Ernest Gibson and Jeremy Edwards as Basil Hood, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, The Flu That Killed 50 Million has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Britbox Apple TV Channel , BritBox and BBC Select Apple Tv channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Flu That Killed 50 Million page.

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