Mankind: The Story of All of Us Plague (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

Mankind: The Story of All of Us

Plague (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

Genghis Khan, the bloodiest warlord in history, sweeps south from Mongolia into China and creates a mighty empire. He leaves 40 million dead bodies in his wake. But a greater killer stalks Mankind - the Plague.

Directors

Hugh Ballantyne | Dan Clifton

Writer

Ed Fields (contributing writer)

Producers

Jimmy Abounouom (as Ahmed Abounouom) | Magie Tan | David Wicht | Penny Woo

Cinematographer

Joel Devlin (cinematography)

Editor

Darren Jonusas

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 27, 2012

Release date

Nov 27, 2012 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Josh Brolin Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	No Country for Old Men (2007)
Richard Machowicz Self - Military Expert & Former Navy Seal (as Richard 'Mack' Machowicz) Self - Military Expert & Former Navy Seal (as Richard 'Mack' Machowicz) See fewer	Gamer (2009)
George Wunderlich Self - National Museum of Civil War Medicine Self - National Museum of Civil War Medicine See fewer	Mercy Street (2016)
James Meigs Self - Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics Self - Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics See fewer	Popular Mechanics: Saturday Mechanic (2012)
H.M. Agnes Hsu Self - China Institute & UNESCO (as Dr. H. M. Agnes Hsu) Self - China Institute & UNESCO (as Dr. H. M. Agnes Hsu) See fewer	Secret History of Humans (2013)
Timothy Brook Self - University of British Columbia (as Dr. Timothy Brook) Self - University of British Columbia (as Dr. Timothy Brook) See fewer	Secret History of Humans (2013)
Mehmet Oz Self - New York Presbyterian Hospital (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) Self - New York Presbyterian Hospital (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) See fewer	Mom and Dad (2017)
Mike Loades Self - Military Historian Self - Military Historian See fewer	World of Weapons (2020)
Siddhartha Mukherjee Self - Columbia University Medical Center (as Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee) Self - Columbia University Medical Center (as Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee) See fewer	Ken Burns Presents: The Gene (2020)
Ali S. Khan Self - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (as Dr. Ali S. Khan) Self - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (as Dr. Ali S. Khan) See fewer	Seasons of COVID
Patrick Hunt Self - Stanford University (as Dr. Patrick Hunt) Self - Stanford University (as Dr. Patrick Hunt) See fewer	Deadliest Warrior (2009)
Charles Mann Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Secret History of Humans (2013)
Sabine Hyland Self - St. Norbert College (as Dr. Sabine Hyland) Self - St. Norbert College (as Dr. Sabine Hyland) See fewer	Blowing Up History (2016)
William Bodette Self - U.S. Marine Corps Self - U.S. Marine Corps See fewer	America: The Story of the US (2010)