Stigma (1972 film)
Appearance
Stigma | |
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Directed by | David E. Durston |
Written by | David E. Durston |
Produced by | Charles Moss |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Robert M. Baldwin |
Edited by | Murray Solomon |
Music by | Jacques Urbont |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Stigma is a 1972 American drama film. It was produced by Charles Moss,[1] while David E. Durston was both the writer and the director.[2] Prominent themes in the film include racism and sexually transmitted disease.[3] It stars Philip Michael Thomas in an early screen appearance, twelve years before he starred in the popular 1980s TV show Miami Vice.
Plot
Set in a remote California community, the film follows a doctor (Philip Michael Thomas) who learns a super form of VD is appearing among the residents. He and a few others must race against time to find the carrier before others fall victim.
See also
References
- ^ Randall Rutledge (2008). From Movie City to Music City, USA. Randall Rutledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-9821496-0-7.
- ^ Richard Gertner; William Pay (1985). International Television Almanac, 1985. Quigley Pub. Co. p. 76. ISBN 0-900610-33-6.
- ^ Michael Lee Lanning (1994). Vietnam at the Movies. Fawcett Columbine. p. 318. ISBN 0-449-90891-7.