Contagious | |
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Genre | Thriller |
Written by | Sandy Kroopf |
Directed by | Joe Napolitano |
Starring | Lindsay Wagner Elizabeth Peña |
Music by | Stephen Graziano |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English language |
Production | |
Producer | Mary Eilts |
Production location | Vancouver |
Cinematography | Andreas Poulsson |
Editor | Tim Tommasino |
Running time | 103 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | January 22, 1997 |
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.
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.