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The Crazies

The Crazies

6,1 /10 (409 Votes)
1973 EN 103 min

Overview

The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.

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Release date

16/03/1973

Votes

409

Popularity

1.0

Why are the good people dying?

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

103 min

Budget

$275,000

Revenue

$143,784

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-04-01

⭐ 5

I suppose this might resonate more now in the wake of the recent global lockdown, but I'm afraid I found it all rather tame and predictable. A devastating virus is accidentally released in a small Pennsylvania town and the military have to contain it before the gradual, but irreversible, insanity it causes spreads throughout the entire country. Responsibility for this onerous task rests firmly with "Col. Peckem" (Lloyd Hollar) as he has to contend with an increasingly fed up local mayor, communications problems and a town that is slowly becoming more and more lawless (and dangerous) by the min…

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