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In director Wolfgang Petersen's fast-paced, intelligently written thriller, Dustin Hoffman plays Col. Sam Daniels, an expert on infectious diseases who is called in to study the outbreak of a deadly illness in Zaire. He finds a virus that spreads so quickly it could wipe out an entire nation in just a few weeks, and he believes .. Read more

Starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Dempsey
Director Wolfgang Petersen
Genres Drama

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In director Wolfgang Petersen's fast-paced, intelligently written thriller, Dustin Hoffman plays Col. Sam Daniels, an expert on infectious diseases who is called in to study the outbreak of a deadly illness in Zaire. He finds a virus that spreads so quickly it could wipe out an entire nation in just a few weeks, and he believes that it might have spread to the United States. With the help of his ex-wife (Rene Russo), who works at the Centers for Disease Control, Daniels tracks the virus to the quiet seaside town of Cedar Creek, California. His superiors' reticence to help begins to raise questions in Daniels's mind, and he must find a cure before a panicky U.S. army general decides to kill the town's populace in order to save the world. The all-star cast includes Hoffman, Russo, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland, Morgan Freeman, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Dempsey, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Spacey
Director Wolfgang Petersen
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 3 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama
Language English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles Arabic, Croatian, Czech, English, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Turkish
Released DVD: 11 May 1998
Production year: 1995
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    In this exciting eco-thriller, Dustin Hoffman plays an army medic who's trying to save the world from a lethal virus imported into America from Africa. You could read this as an Aids allegory, but it also works well as a regular against-the-clock jeopardy thriller with conspiracy cover-up overtones. Director Wolfgang Petersen marshals the effects superbly and there's terrific support from the likes of Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey and a particularly nasty Donald Sutherland. If Hoffman lacks the requisite heroic quality needed for the lead, you certainly feel you could put your trust in him.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • An increasingly risible thriller that begins well and then becomes a fevered exercise in sub-James Bond heroics, with a military villain straight out of a comic book.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Unforgettable, undeniable brilliance!

    In the days before Cuba Gooding Jnr went bad, and when Marcel the Monkey was the first member of the Friends cast to land a job in Hollywood, they stared alongside some of Tinsel Town's biggest stars in this exciting, unforgettable action drama which will have you mapping out your route to the nearest hospital for weeks. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and the ever magnificant Morgan Freeman, turn in top notch performances as government and military officials struggling with physical and moral dilemas, as a shockin and fatal never-before-seen disease spreads across America, killing anyone who gets in it's way. As the time runs out for our heroes, they'll need to do some quick thinking and some fast work to save the day, or will the population of America be wiped out for good?

    Some funny one liners and comical moments, help to ease the tension of an otherwise 'sweaty-palm, gripping-the-edge-of-your-seat, yelling-at-your-tv-screen' masterpiece. Deinfitely one to watch, if you like the whole end of the world drama thing.

      • A customer from Reading, England
      • Posted 17 Jul 2004 20:12

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  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A very enjoyable film

    A very good film, excellent cast, a gripping plot and a good script. The only reason for it to be short of a star is that it had too many famous faces and it drove me mad trying to remember where I had seen them all before!

    But all in all... a very good film!

      • Don2004 from Wiltshire
      • Posted 22 Mar 2004 21:11

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