Dreary saga in which doctor Richard Johnson and nurse Claire Bloom drone on endlessly about their troubled marriage while also trying to contain an outbreak of smallpox in the town of Bath. Johnson's character has dallied with the possibly alcoholic wife of a colleague, and the film's moral stance means she must succumb to the epidemic while he emerges unscathed with his marriage intact. A strong cast of British character actors provides stoic support.
Review of 80,000 Suspects
