| The Plague | |
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| Directed by | Luis Puenzo |
| Written by | Luis Puenzo Robert Katz (narration) |
| Based on | The Plague byAlbert Camus |
| Produced by | Christian Charret Óscar Kramer Jonathan Prince John Randolph Pepper |
| Starring | William Hurt Sandrine Bonnaire Robert Duvall Raul Julia |
| Cinematography | Félix Monti |
| Edited by | Juan Carlos Macías |
| Music by | Vangelis Homero Manzi (song: "Ninguna") |
Production companies | Compagnie Française Cinématographique The Pepper-Prince Ltd. Oscar Kramer S.A. Cinemania Films Group Canal+ |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution (France) |
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| Countries | Argentina France United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Plague (original title:La Peste) is a 1992 Argentine-French-Britishdrama film written and directed byLuis Puenzo and starringWilliam Hurt,Sandrine Bonnaire,Robert Duvall andRaul Julia. It is based on the novelLa Peste byAlbert Camus. It entered the competition at the49th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2]
Set in the 1990s, 'The Plague' tells the story of Dr. Bernard Rieux. Unlike the book, which was set in the 1940s inOran inFrench-occupied Algeria, the film takes place in the fictitious city of Oran in South America, where several cases ofplague have been recorded. The authorities wanted to hide the disease from the population, but the news reached the citizenry. The city wasquarantined and surrounded by the army, preventing anyone from getting in or out.
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