Ignaz Semmelweis - Arzt der Frauen (1994)
Vienna 1847: numerous women die of puerperal fever. The Hungarian gynecologist Ignaz Semmelweis finally makes an epoch-making discovery; the treating doctors bring death to the pregnant woman through poor hygiene.
Director: Michael Verhoeven
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Heiner Lauterbach as Semmelweis |
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Friedrich von Thun as Rokitansky |
| Directing | Michael Verhoeven | Director |