Movie Description
Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter
(1950)Overview
In the middle of the 19th century, almost one in three women who gave birth died of puerperal fever. The Hungarian doctor Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis also observed these terrible occurrences in his clinic in Vienna. He came to the conclusion that it was primarily the unhygienic conditions in the clinic itself that led to this disease, as his colleagues were constantly shuttling back and forth between the anatomy department and the delivery room. He tries to convince the doctors of the absolute necessity of thorough disinfection by washing their hands with chlorinated lime. He meets with fierce resistance from his colleagues until he himself sets up an exemplary clinic in Budapest.
Featured Crew
- Director : Georg C. Klaren
- Writer : Alexander Stenbock-Fermor,Joachim Barckhausen
- Editor : Lena Neumann
- Cast : Karl Paryla,Käthe Braun,Angelika Hauff,Camilla Spira,Gudrun Genest,Nikolaus Paryla,Ursula von Manescul,Erik Schumann,Horst Drinda,Herbert Hübner,Eduard von Winterstein,Herbert Wilk,Walter Werner,Klaus Miedel,Friedrich Maurer,Karl Hellmer,Erwin Biegel,Franz Weber,Wolfgang Kühne,Theodor Vogeler,Knut Hartwig,Otto Stoeckel,Elga Brink,Elisabeth Wendt,Maria Hofen,Kurt Mikulski,Lotte Loebinger,Ilse Trautschold,Anneliese Würtz
Cast
Dr. Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis
Marie Lanthaler
Steffi Lanthaler
Josepha Hochleitner
Therese
Loisl
Hebammenschülerin
Student
Student
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Facts
Original TitleSemmelweis – Retter der Mütter
Status Released
Release Information
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1950-06-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 39m
Production CompaniesDEFA,Herstellungsgruppe Kurt Hahne
Genres
- Drama
