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80,000 Suspects (Original title)Eighty Thousand Suspects (Help search title)
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 01 September 1963 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Val Guest

Synopsis: An epidemic of smallpox sweeps Bath. Dr. Steven Monks and his wife, Julie, an ex-nurse, devote themselves to fighting the epidemic. Julie falls a victim but slowly recovers and confesses her matrimonial problems to Father Maguire. Party-loving Ruth Preston, wife of a colleague of Steven's, with whom he once had an affair, disappears and Preston wants Steven to confess to Julie. Father Maguire also insists upon this to re-establish Julie's confidence. A new victim is reported from a semi-derelict hotel. On arrival Steven recognises Ruth's belongings and a full scale search for her begins. Later Ruth, now desperately ill, phones Steven. He and Julie go to the hotel to find it blazing. Ruth has set fire to it to prevent the disease spreading.

Genres:
Medical drama, Thriller

Subjects:
Smallpox, Bath
Releases
Date: 1963Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 113 mins Length: 10170 FeetDialogue (original): English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (6)
In: British National Film Catalogue v1 1963
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v1 1963: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v9 n12 September 1963  Page: 20
Title: [Films and Filming - v9 n12 September 1963: no known title]Language: English

In: Kine Weekly n2891 28 Feb 1963  Page: 6
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2891 28 Feb 1963: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Technical credits.

In: Kine Weekly n2915 15 Aug 1963  Page: 7
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2915 15 Aug 1963: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 21 Aug 1963
Title: [Variety - 21 Aug 1963: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v30 n356 September 1963  Page: 130
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v30 n356 September 1963: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: cinema of Britain and Ireland
Author: MCFARLANE, Brian  Pages: xvi, 285 p.