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Outbreak
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R,2hrs 10min
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1995
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: A handful of scientists struggle to prevent the destruction of a small town -- and possibly the entire country -- in this suspense drama. In the mid-1960s, a deadly virus is discovered in Zaire that wipes out an entire village in 24 hours. Government researchers are brought in to investigate, but the military opts to destroy the village rather than risk further infection. Thirty years later, Sam Daniels (Dustin Hoffman), an expert on contagious diseases, is called in when the virus re-emerges in ... Full Synopsis
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Morgan Freeman isn't the star of Outbreak, but his performance, and the legerdemain of director Wolfgang Petersen, make this noteworthy as a character study and a suspense thriller. Petersen, the director of Das Boot, In the Line of Fire, and The Perfect Storm, is an old hand at mixing characterization and action. What is pleasantly surprising about Petersen's direction (and the script by Robert Roy ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Sam Daniels
Robby Keough
Gen. Billy Ford
Casey Schuler
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Kiefer Sutherland and his father, Donald Sutherland, attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Outbreak"...
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