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How to Survive a Pandemic

"A deadly virus. A world on its knees. A race to save humanity."

2022 1h 49m EN
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โ˜…4.1TMDB ยท 10
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An inside look at the historic, multi-national race to research, develop, regulate, and roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the war against the coronavirus pandemic.

โ€œA deadly virus. A world on its knees. A race to save humanity.โ€

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Director
David France
Writers
David France, Tyler H. Walk
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Countries
United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David France, shot by Wolfgang Held. Note their partnership โ€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Adam Evans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jon Cohen and Peter Marks and Dan Barouch carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A deadly virus. A world on its knees. A race to save humanity.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14153420 โ€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8
WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings โ€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David France directs. Wolfgang Held behind the camera. Adam Evans cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 4 years ago.
  • 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish.
  • 3Directed by David France, shot by Wolfgang Held. Note their partnership โ€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Adam Evans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Jon Cohen and Peter Marks and Dan Barouch carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "A deadly virus. A world on its knees. A race to save humanity.".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt14153420 โ€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 10 TMDB ratings โ€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Wolfgang Held
Editing
Adam Evans
Runtime
109 min ยท 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
EN

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David France

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Production companies

Who made it

  • PU

    Public Square Films

    US

  • HBO Documentary Films

    HBO Documentary Films

    US

  • Impact Partners

    Impact Partners

    US

  • SA

    Sandbox Films

    US

Key crew

  • Executive ProducerJim Swartz
  • Executive ProducerJessica Harrop
  • Co-Executive ProducerScott Forstall
  • ProducerSara Rodriguez
  • Executive ProducerLisa Heller
  • Co-Executive ProducerMolly Forstall
  • ProducerMira Chang
  • Executive ProducerDavid Fialkow
  • Executive ProducerNina Fialkow
  • Executive ProducerJenny Raskin
  • Executive ProducerSusan Swartz
  • Executive ProducerGreg Boustead
  • Executive ProducerNancy Abraham
  • Executive ProducerJoy A. Tomchin
  • Executive ProducerGeralyn White Dreyfous
  • Co-Executive ProducerLauren Driscoll
  • EditorAdam Evans
  • EditorTyler H. Walk
  • Co-Executive ProducerJohn Driscoll
  • Co-Executive ProducerMarni E.J. Grossman

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • covid-19

Release history ยท US

When it landed

  • Digital2022-03-29ยท HBO Max
  • TV2022-03-29ยท HBO

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