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Stigma is a american film of genre Drama directed by David E. Durston released in USA on 18 august 1972 with Philip Michael Thomas
Stigma (1972)
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Add to a movie listStigma is a 1972 American drama film. It was produced by Charles Moss, while David E. Durston was both the writer and the director. Prominent themes in the film include racism and sexually transmitted disease. It stars Philip Michael Thomas in an early screen appearance, before he did the TV show Miami Vice.
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Set in a remote California community, the film follows a doctor (Philip Michael Thomas) who learns a super form of VD is appearing among the residents. He and a few others must race against time to find the carrier before others fall victim.Actors
Philip Michael Thomas
(Dr. Calvin Crosse)
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