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.

Stigma
Directed byDavid E. Durston
Written byDavid E. Durston
Produced byCharles Moss
Starring
CinematographyRobert M. Baldwin
Edited byMurray Solomon
Music byJacques Urbont
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Set in a remote California community, the film follows a doctor (Philip Michael Thomas) who learns a super form of syphilis is appearing among the residents. He and a few others must race against time to find the carrier before others fall victim.

Reception

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The New York Times called it "a crackling good suspense melodrama".[4] The Los Angeles Times called it a "lively little drama... sturdy and involving."[5] By contrast, Leonard Maltin rated the film a "bomb", dismissing it as an "absurd melodrama".[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Randall Rutledge (2008). From Movie City to Music City, USA. Randall Rutledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-9821496-0-7.
  2. ^ Richard Gertner; William Pay (1985). International Television Almanac, 1985. Quigley Pub. Co. p. 76. ISBN 0-900610-33-6.
  3. ^ Michael Lee Lanning (1994). Vietnam at the Movies. Fawcett Columbine. p. 318. ISBN 0-449-90891-7.
  4. ^ Thompson, Howard (19 August 1972). "VD Warning is Good Suspense Film". The New York Times. p. 28.
  5. ^ Thomas, Kevin (23 February 1973). "Films deal with Heroin, VD". The Los Angeles Times. p. IV-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Maltin, Leonard, ed. (1983). TV Movies. New York: New American Library. p. 732.
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