Originally aired as a television mini-series, this all-star filmization of Stephen King's gripping epic of good versus evil chronicles the episodic adventures of a disparate group of people who struggle to reestablish civilization after a man-made catastrophe wipes out most of the world's population. The world abruptly ends when a deadly virus accidentally escapes from a government sponsored biological warfare laboratory. Soon people are dropping like flies from the plague.
Rating: Not rated CHV rating: 14A.|||adult
Spelling Entertainment ; CBS Broadcasting ; adapted by Stephen King from his novel ; directed by Mick Garris.
Title from discs' surfaces.
Originally aired on television in 1994.
Release date: June 18, 2013.
Ruby Dee, Rob Lowe, Gary Sinise, Miguel Ferrer, Molly Ringwald, Ossie Davis, Jamey Sheridan, Ray Walston, Matt Frewer, Laura San Giacomo, Corin Nemec.
DVD, full screen; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital.
English, Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese dialogue; Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese or English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Cinematography, Edward J. Pei ; edited by Patrick McMahon ; original music by W.G. "Snuffy" Walden.
