Contagious (film)

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1997 American TV series or program

Contagious

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 (1997-01-22)

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[edit]

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.

## Cast[edit]

* Lindsay Wagner as Dr. Hannah Cole
* Elizabeth Peña as Detective Luisa Rojas
* Ken Pogue as George Ryburn
* Brendan Fletcher as Brian
* Tom Wopat as Sam
* Alexandra Purvis as Julie
* Matt Hill as Carl Freedman
* Gerard Plunkett as Sklar
* Jon Cuthbert as Vic
* Bill Croft as Gerard
* Jed Rees as Doug Lamoreaux
* Karen Elizabeth Austin as Norma Meyers
* P. Lynn Johnson as Jamie West
* David Lovgren as Tom Carlen

## External links[edit]

* Contagious at IMDb
* Contagious on Youtube