Romantic thriller, made in 1963 and set during a pandemic, starring richard johnson and claire bloom. Directed by val guest. Richard johnson and claire bloom, multi award winning stars of the haunting, are reunited in this powerful romantic drama set against the backdrop of a smallpox epidemic in the city of bath.  richard johnson stars as a doctor attempting to control an outbreak of smallpox, and claire bloom as his wife who becomes a victim of the virus.