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Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter

06/01/1950

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1hr 39min

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Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Karl Paryla
  • Käthe Braun
  • Angelika Hauff
  • Camilla Spira
  • Gudrun Genest

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • DEFA

      Production Countries

    • East Germany

    LANGUAGES

    • German

    Cast

    Karl Paryla

    Dr. Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

    Käthe Braun

    Marie Lanthaler

    Angelika Hauff

    Steffi Lanthaler

    Camilla Spira

    Josepha Hochleitner

    Gudrun Genest

    Therese

    Nikolaus Paryla

    Loisl

    Ursula von Manescul

    Hebammenschülerin

    Erik Schumann

    Student

    Horst Drinda

    Student

    Herbert Hübner