''The Plague'' (original title: ''La Peste'') is a 1992 Argentine-French-British

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written and directed by

Luis Puenzo Luis Adalberto Puenzo (born 19 February 1946) is an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, but has also worked in the United States. Biography Puenzo was born in Buenos Aires in ...

and starring

William Hurt William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he received various awards including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. ...

Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire (; born 31 May 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 40 films. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for '' À Nos Amours'' (1983), the César Award for Best Actre ...

Robert Duvall Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Gold ...

and

Raul Julia Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he took an interest in acting while still in school and pursued the career upon completion of his studies. After ...

. It is based on the novel '' La Peste'' by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...

. It entered the competition at the

49th Venice International Film Festival The 49th annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992. Jury The following people comprised the 1992 jury: *Dennis Hopper (head of jury) *Jirí Menzel (head of jury) *Gianni Amelio *Anne Broch ...

Plot

Set in the 1990s (Camus's novel was set in 1940s), 'The Plague' tells the story of Dr. Bernard Rieux. The film takes place in the city of

Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...

, where several cases of

plague Plague or The Plague may refer to: Agriculture, fauna, and medicine *Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis'' * An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural) * A pandemic caused by such a disease * A swarm of pe ...

have been recorded. At first, the authorities want to hide the disease from the population, but the news ends up reaching the citizens. Oran is in quarantine and the army surrounds the entire city, preventing anyone from getting in or getting out.

Cast

as Dr. Bernard Rieux *

as Martine Rambert *

Jean-Marc Barr Jean-Marc Barr (born September 27, 1960) is a French-American film actor and director. He is best known for working on several films from Danish film director and frequent collaborator Lars von Trier since ''Europa'' (1991). Early life and ed ...

as Jean Tarrou *

as Joseph Grand *

as Cottard * Jorge Luz as Old Man With The Cats *

Victoria Tennant Victoria Tennant (born 30 September 1950) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the TV miniseries ''The Winds of War'' and ''War and Remembrance'', in which she appeared as actor Robert Mitchum's on-screen love interest, Pamela Tud ...

as Alicia Rieux * Atilio Veronelli as Dr. Horacio * Francisco Cocuzza as Miguel * Laura Palmucci as Miguel's Wife * Norman Erlich as Dr. Castel * Marcos Woinsky as Dr. Grunewald *

Duilio Marzio Duilio Marzio (November 27, 1923 - July 25, 2013) was a well-known Argentine cinema and theatre actor. Life and work Marzio was born Duilio Bruno Perruccio La Stella in Buenos Aires to Sicilian immigrants, in 1923. He enrolled at the University ...

as Judge Orbon * Pancho Ibáñez as Newscaster * Horacio Fontova as Attendant * Bruno Chmelik as Felipe, Judge Orbon's Son * Monica Tozer as Dr. Rieux's Receptionist *

Lautaro Murúa Lautaro Murúa (; 29 December 1926 in Tacna, Chile – 3 December 1995 in Madrid) was a Chilean- Argentine actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is one of the best known actors in the cinema of Argentina. Born in Chile, Murúa moved ...

as Father Paneloux * Peter McFarlane as Hoese * Lidia Catalano as Sara * Fabiana Uria as Teresa *

Norman Briski Norman Briski (born January 2, 1938) is an Argentine theatre actor, director and playwright, as well as a cinema and television actor. Life and work Naum Normando Briski was born in Santa Fe, Argentina, in 1938. His Jewish Argentine family relo ...

as The Preacher * China Zorrilla as Emma Rieux * Juana Hidalgo as Mr. Castel *

Silvina Chediek Silvina Chediek (Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of ...

as Newscaster *

Verónica Llinás Verónica Llinás (born September 23, 1960) is an Argentine film, television and theatre actress. She is the daughter of the writer Julio Llinás and the painter Martha Peluffo and sister of Sebastián Llinás and the film director Mariano Llin� ...

as Stripteaser

References

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* * 1992 films Argentine drama films French drama films 1992 drama films British drama films Films based on French novels Films based on works by Albert Camus Films about infectious diseases Films directed by Luis Puenzo Films shot in Buenos Aires Films scored by Vangelis English-language Argentine films English-language French films 1990s English-language films 1990s British films 1990s Argentine films 1990s French films {{1990s-Argentina-film-stub