Scott Donaldson says: "An all-star cast battle an outbreak of a mysterious killer virus, in very real terms. As the world tries to stay alive, the movie tries to uncover how such a disaster could happen, giving us a film that is as much well intentioned medical procedural drama as it is a diseased thriller with slightly dubious racial politics. Either way, it’s an interesting take on a story that normally involves a lot more guns, guts a find out more...
It's the off-season at the lonely Beauregard Hotel in Bournemoth, and only the long-term tenants are still in residence. Life is stirred up, however, when the beautiful Ann Shankland arrives to see her alcoholic ex-husband, John Malcolm, who is secretly engaged to Pat Cooper, the woman who runs the hotel. Meanwhile, snobbish Mrs Railton-Bell discovers that the kindly if rather doddering Major Pollock, played by David Niven, who won an Oscar for his performance, a retired officer who likes to find out more...