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  2. Black Death - Wikipedia

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    25,000,000 – 50,000,000 (estimated) The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3] The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by ...

  3. Black Death (film) - Wikipedia

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    Black Death is a 2010 action horror film directed by Christopher Smith from an original screenplay by Dario Poloni. [4] It stars Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne and Carice van Houten. [5] Despite not being credited as a writer, Smith made very significant changes in the second half of the script, including a new ending. [1]

  4. Black Death migration - Wikipedia

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    Black Death migration. Plaque in Weymouth, England. The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia, and peaking in Eurasia from 1321 to 1353. Its migration followed the sea and land trading routes of the medieval world.

  5. The Painted Veil (2006 film) - Wikipedia

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    Budget. $19.4 million [2] Box office. $26.9 million [1] The Painted Veil is a 2006 American drama film directed by John Curran. The screenplay by Ron Nyswaner is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham. Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Toby Jones, Anthony Wong Chau Sang and Liev Schreiber appear in the leading roles.

  6. Arrival (film) - Wikipedia

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    Arrival. (film) Arrival is a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and adapted by Eric Heisserer, who conceived the project as a spec script based on the 1998 short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. The film stars Amy Adams as Louise Banks, a linguist enlisted by the United States Army to discover how to ...

  7. Life and Death in Shanghai - Wikipedia

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    978-0-394-55548-5. Life and Death in Shanghai (Chinese: 上海生死劫) is an autobiographical memoir published in November 1987 [1] by Chinese author Yao Nien-Yuan under the pen name Nien Cheng. Written while in exile in the United States, it tells the story of Cheng's arrest during the early days of the Cultural Revolution, her more than six ...

  8. City of Life and Death - Wikipedia

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    City of Life and Death was released on 535 film prints and 700 digital screens on April 22 grossing an estimated US$10.2 million (70 million yuan) in its first five days. This made it the second biggest opener in 2009, after the second part of Red Cliff , which opened with US$14.86 million (101.5 million yuan) in its first four days of release.

  9. Yellow Earth - Wikipedia

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    89 minutes. Country. China. Language. Mandarin. Yellow Earth (simplified Chinese: 黄土地; traditional Chinese: 黃土地; pinyin: Huáng tǔdì) is a 1984 Chinese drama film. This film is telling a story of a young, village girl who bravely resists old-dated customs and searches for freedom. It was the directorial debut for Chen Kaige.