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Virus

Autumn 1982: Mankind has been wiped out except 863 persons on Antarctica. Who will inherit the earth?

19806.32h 36m

Overview

Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Written by Gregory Knapp, Kōji Takada, Sakyo Komatsu
Produced by Haruki Kadokawa, Takashi Ōhashi, Yutaka Okada
Box OfficeBudget: $16.0M0

Top Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

President Richardson

Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn

Senator Barkley

Masao Kusakari

Masao Kusakari

Doctor Shûzô Yoshizumi

Yumi Takigawa

Yumi Takigawa

Asami Noriko

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

General Garland

Bo Svenson

Bo Svenson

Major Carter

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Stephanie Faulkner

Sarah Baker

Stuart Gillard

Stuart Gillard

Doctor Ed Meyer

Cec Linder

Cec Linder

Doctor Latour

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Captain McCloud - HMS Nereid

Themes & Keywords

apocalypselethal virusantarcticastruggle for survivalmass extinctiondisaster movie

About Virus

Virus is a horror, science fiction, drama film released in 1980 exploring themes of apocalypse, lethal virus, antarctica, struggle for survival, mass extinction, disaster movie. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, it stars Glenn Ford, Robert Vaughn, Masao Kusakari. Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.

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