The black death, also often called the bubonic plague was an epidemic of disastrous proportions that is said to have killed up to 50% of the european population in the 0s and around 12 million people in china in the 1800s. Its definitely worth anyones time to view it and learn about the forgotten plague that plagued so many people for thousands of years. Black plague lena headey release date bulldog film distribution. Lena headey game of thrones stars in medieval horror. The plague was the cause of the black death that swept through asia, europe, and africa in the 14th century and killed an estimated 50 million people. What worked was the build up of tension as the revelation became known to certain individuals of the clan. Cillian murphy in 28 days later left and bruce willis in. I was just wondering if there were any other movies about the plague that might be worth watching. In the black form of plague, hemorrhages turn black, giving the term black death to the disease. Can someone give a list of movies about the bubonic plague. Evie attempts to convince the other survivors to stay and wait for her husband john after he becomes. Black death is a 2010 germanbritish action horror film directed by christopher smith from an original screenplay by dario poloni. Plague has a high fatality rate, and people have described outbreaks of the bacterial infection for centuries.
The great plague of 1665 killed 100,000 londoners one in three of the people living in the city. Most popular bubonic plague movies and tv shows imdb. It won numerous new zealand and australian awards, including the australian film institute award for best film, and several awards at european fantasy film festivals. This isnt fake news the black plague really is back and. Anazapta is a 2002 british mystery thriller film directed by alberto sciamma and starring jason flemyng, lena headey, christopher fairbank, ian mcneice, jeff nuttall. The black death was the worst plague to strike medieval europe, leaving millions dead and irrevocably changing the social and economic landscape. An overwhelming infection of the blood may cause death in three or four days, even before other symptoms appear. It stars sean bean, eddie redmayne, and carice van houten. List of books and articles about black death black plague. Black death definition, cause, symptoms, effects, death. Plague is one of the deadliest diseases in human history, second only to smallpox. There have been fifteen other human cases of the bubonic plague in the united states this year, according to.
This video is an excellent overview including how the jews were slaughtered as they were falsely accused. A bacterial infection found mainly in rodents and associated fleas, plague readily leaps to humans in close contact. With the horrors of the black death haunting europe, english soldiers return home from war with a french nobleman. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers that are freely available to watch online for all internet users.
However, there are other dark reasons behind the sudden deaths. The coincidence of storylines between season of the witch and black death is rather striking and in every instance black death is the superior film. It stars sean bean, eddie redmayne, john lynch, tim mcinnerny, kimberley nixon, andy nyman, johnny harris and carice van houten. A small group of survivors seek shelter from an infection that has spread among mankind. Plague black death bacterial infection information and facts. Black plague, available to download on itunes and purchase on dvd from amazon. Yes, that plague, the one known as black death and which wiped out about onethird of europes population in the mid0s. The plague usually occurs in rural and semirural areas of the western united states, mostly common in arizona, colorado and new mexico. Clearly, its not a movie attempting to align itself with historical accuracy. Also, i am thankful that the films premise was delivered with a healthy amount of mystery or nebulous reveal.
In 48, with the horrors of the black death haunting. I just watched season of the witch and then we watched the black death. Top 15 history ancientmedievel movies you have to watch hd duration. This was about 25% to 60% of the european population. With don bridges, cris cochrane, tegan crowley, liza dennis. A small group of survivors in postapocalyptic australia seek shelter from an infection that has spread like a plague among the human populace. Fall 2010spring 2011 honors capstones, april 27, 2011. Despite not being credited as a writer, smith made very significant changes in.
Unbearably violent and curiously pointless, black death is a german horror film in english with an international cast, set in everybodys favorite. Pneumonic plague is rapidly fatal and is spread from person to person by droplet spray without intermediary transmission by fleas. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. A medieval odyssey is a 1988 feature film, an official australiannew zealand coproduction, directed by vincent ward. The black death plague has been spreading across madagascar and south africa has been put on high alert to watch out for signs of the plague. Why was it so deadly and spread so easily through the population.
The black death is widely thought to have been the result of plague, caused. Plague is a 2014 australian horror film directed by kostas ouzas and nick kozakis, written by ouzas, and starring tegan crowley, scott marcus, and steven kennedy. Because the plague killed so many of the working population, wages rose. Interesting horror movie application to a period piece. Shot like a medieval episode of x files, black plague draws a connection between sin and this historic pandemic disease. The black death, also known as the great plague or the plague, or less commonly the black plague, was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in eurasia and peaking in europe from 47 to 51. These seven books brilliantly take you to the front lines in the battle with contagious disease and show how terrifyingly close we are to the next epidemic. The century or so from approximately 1550 to 1650 is a period during which witchhunts reached unprecedented frequency and. In 48, with the horrors of the black death haunting europe, english soldiers return home from war with a french nobleman as hostage. Black plague anazapta alberto sciamma, lena headey. Top ten movies about pandemics, epidemics, plagues and the end of the world lets face it.
Black plague is a melodic metal band from virginia. Evie tegan crowley and her fellow survivors become separated from her husband john scott marcus. Discover top rated, most viewed, and editorial picked plagues and epidemics movies on allmovie. The documentary kept my attention the entire time, i didnt find myself bored at any point, and once it ended i actually wanted more. Evie attempts to convince the other survivors to stay and. Youre not you trailer 1 2014 josh duhamel, hilary swank movie hd duration. After a zombie apocalypse, evie crowley and her husband john marcus struggle to survive on their own. Northmen a viking saga official international trailer 1 2014 ryan kwanten movie hd duration. From bubonic plague to the spanish flu nature proves again and again that she is one step ahead of us in the battle with disease. Black death is directed by christopher smith and written by dario poloni. How you could have survived the black plague duration.
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