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Smallpox

Original title: Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
  • TV Movie
  • 2002
  • TV-14
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
229
YOUR RATING
Smallpox (2002)
DocumentaryDrama

A docu-drama that reports on a (fictitious) attack made by terrorist using the disease of small pox to attack the world. Starting in New York the attack is ruthlessly carried out by one man ... Read allA docu-drama that reports on a (fictitious) attack made by terrorist using the disease of small pox to attack the world. Starting in New York the attack is ruthlessly carried out by one man travelling around the city infecting people as he goes. Using hindsight and video diaries ... Read allA docu-drama that reports on a (fictitious) attack made by terrorist using the disease of small pox to attack the world. Starting in New York the attack is ruthlessly carried out by one man travelling around the city infecting people as he goes. Using hindsight and video diaries the film looks back on the global impact of a silent attack that affected the world.

  • Director
    • Daniel Percival
  • Writers
    • Simon Chinn
    • Daniel Percival
  • Stars
    • Brian Cox
    • Bolen High
    • Leigh Zimmerman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    229
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Daniel Percival
    • Writers
      • Simon Chinn
      • Daniel Percival
    • Stars
      • Brian Cox
      • Bolen High
      • Leigh Zimmerman
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast24

    Brian Cox
    Brian Cox
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Bolen High
    Bolen High
    • Jack Hill
    Leigh Zimmerman
    Leigh Zimmerman
    • Lesley Peters
    Tara Hugo
    Tara Hugo
    • Kathleen O'Reilly
    Ben Chinn
    • New York Reporter
    Sterling K. Brown
    Sterling K. Brown
    • Carl Jocelyn
    Edward Lewin
    • Sam Wiseman
    Steven Crossley
    • Richard Benson
    John Hug
    John Hug
    • Pierre Lefevre
    Nadia Cameron-Blakey
    Nadia Cameron-Blakey
    • Rachel Smits
    Sudha Bhuchar
    • Dr. Farah Khanum
    John Harding
    John Harding
    • Nigel Woods
    Tom Cotcher
    Tom Cotcher
    • Chief Supt. Clive McAdams
    Rowan Schlosberg
    Rowan Schlosberg
    • John Peters
    Margot Knight
    • Nancy Peters
    Linda McGuire
    Linda McGuire
    • Mary Cooper
    Kellie Shirley
    Kellie Shirley
    • Trish Cooper
    Sam Stockman
    • Sean Cooper
    • Director
      • Daniel Percival
    • Writers
      • Simon Chinn
      • Daniel Percival
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews8

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      FX acquired the rights to the film in 2004 from the UK-based production company Wall to Wall Productions. It then re-shot sequences involving the impact of the titular smallpox epidemic on an average British family, substituting an American family living in London.
    • Goofs
      About one out of every 30 Americans live in New York City. We are told 30,000 people died from Smallpox in New York City, and a further 1.5 million died in the United States (a ratio of one out of every 50 American deaths taking place in New York City). The number of New York fatalities therefore appears disproportionately low, particularly since infectious diseases spread more comprehensively in densely populated areas.
    • Quotes
      • Kathleen O'Reilly: We used to believe that the greatest threat to the United States were the nuclear arsenals of a rogue state, but in this world today, a terrorist with the will to sacrifice his own life, armed only with a penknife and a pilot's license, is capable of anything... The greatest threat, as we now know, is a single individual with a $50 chemistry set and the will to decimate the planet.
    • Crazy credits
      Three of the interview subjects play themselves in the movie, and are revealed in clips during the credits. All of them offer an opinion on how the fictional documentary could reflect actual events.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 2, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • FX
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Secret Futures: Smallpox
    • Filming locations
      • Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Granada International
      • The Learning Channel (TLC)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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