I Accuse (1941)
In this film, the wife of a renowned doctor becomes ill with multiple sclerosis. Trying to spare her beloved husband the ordeal, the woman turns to a family friend, Dr. Lang, to help end her life. When this doctor declines to help with the assisted suicide, however, she is forced to turn to her husband. After much soul-searching, Dr. Heyt, her husband, assists in her suicide. The act, however, is witnessed by a chambermaid, who reports him to the police. Dr. Heyt is put on trial for murder and, at first, Dr. Lang testifies against him in court. Soon, however, Dr. Lang is faced with a similar case in his professional practice and this, along with Dr. Heyt’s impassioned performance in court, convinces Dr. Lang that, in some instances, mercy killing may be the right thing to do.
Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner
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Heidemarie Hatheyer as Hanna Heyt |
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Paul Hartmann as Professor Dr. Thomas Heyt |
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Mathias Wieman as Dr. Bernhard Lang |
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Margarete Haagen as Berta Link |
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Albert Florath as Prof. Schlüter |
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Ilse Fürstenberg as Marie Günther |
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Karin Evans as Erna Balg |
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Hans Nielsen as Dr. Höfer |
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Franz Schafheitlin as Rechtsanwalt Straten |
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Erich Ponto as Prof. Werther |
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Ernst Sattler as Major a.D. Döring |
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Just Scheu as Dr. Scheu |
| Directing | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Director |
| Writing | Eberhard Frowein | Writer |
| Writing | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Writer |
| Writing | Hellmuth Unger | Novel |
