The Year of the Plague
A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listen to him and soon after the disease spreads. The government tries to control the information in order to prevent panic.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | El año de la peste |
| Year | 1978 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Genre | Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama |
| Director | Felipe Cazals |
| Runtime | 109 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.1/10 (18 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its dread through a chillingly procedural depiction of institutional failure, relying on a stark, pseudo-documentary style to explore the deadly gap between scientific truth and political expediency. It's a slow-burn study in denial and information control.
What lingers after viewing is a profound unease about the fragility of social trust when faced with an invisible threat, making this 1978 film feel eerily prescient. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Felipe Cazals
Best Watched
Watch alone, late at night, to fully absorb its clinical and prophetic chill.
🎭 Cast
Alejandro Parodi
Dr. Pedro Sierra Genovés
José Carlos Ruiz
Dr. Jorge Martínez Abasolo
Rebeca Silva
Eva Aponte
Tito Junco
President
Ignacio Retes
Dr. Mario Zermeño
Eduardo Alcaraz
Dr. Luis Mario Zavala
Héctor Godoy
Luis Armando Torreros
Humberto Elizondo
R. C. Jiménez, journalist
Leonor Llausás
Widow of Alvarado
Zully Keith
Magdalena, Dr. Sierra Genovés' wife
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