Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter (1950)
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.
Director: Georg C. Klaren
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Karl Paryla as Dr. Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis |
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Käthe Braun as Marie Lanthaler |
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Angelika Hauff as Steffi Lanthaler |
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Camilla Spira as Josepha Hochleitner |
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Gudrun Genest as Therese |
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Nikolaus Paryla as Loisl |
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Ursula von Manescul as Hebammenschülerin |
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Erik Schumann as Student |
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Horst Drinda as Student |
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Herbert Hübner as |
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Eduard von Winterstein as |
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Herbert Wilk as |
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Walter Werner as |
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Klaus Miedel as |
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Friedrich Maurer as |
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Karl Hellmer as |
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Erwin Biegel as |
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Franz Weber as |
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Wolfgang Kühne as |
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Theodor Vogeler as |
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Knut Hartwig as |
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Otto Stoeckel as |
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Elga Brink as |
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Elisabeth Wendt as |
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Maria Hofen as |
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Kurt Mikulski as |
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Lotte Loebinger as |
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Ilse Trautschold as |
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Anneliese Würtz as |
| Directing | Georg C. Klaren | Director |
| Writing | Joachim Barckhausen | Writer |
| Writing | Alexander Stenbock-Fermor | Writer |
| Editing | Lena Neumann | Editor |
| Camera | Eugen Klagemann | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Herbert Trantow | Original Music Composer |