Plague at the Golden Gate

About Plague at the Golden Gate

Discover how the 1900 outbreak of bubonic plague set off feat and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco. A fascinating medical mystery and timely examination of the relationship between the medical community, city powerbrokers and the Chinese-American community, Plague at the Golden Gate tells the gripping story of the race against time to save San Francisco and the nation from the deadly plague.

Plague at the Golden Gate (2022) is a documentary history film directed by Li-Shin Yu. Its themes are disease, plague, and health documentary.

Lea Salonga takes the lead as Narrator (voice), Joel de la Fuente as Joseph Kinyoun (voice), Josh Hamilton as Rupert Blue (voice), and Perry Yung as Chung Sai Yat Po. It runs 113 minutes and was released in May 2022.

The screenplay is by Susan Kim. It streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in the United States.

The Crazies, The Cassandra Crossing, and Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food make useful companions to Plague at the Golden Gate. It carries a PG rating.