Albert Schweitzer (1957)
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- Approved
- 1h 25min
- Documentary, Biography
- 22 Nov 1957 (West Germany)
- Movie
This biographical drama/documentary narrative written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Fredric March, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his birth in France up to about the age of 30 when he...
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
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Cast
| Burgess Meredith | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Fredric March | ... |
Albert Schweitzer (voice)
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Albert Schweitzer | ... |
Self
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Helene Schweitzer | ... |
Self
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Zizi | ... |
Self - Albert Schweitzer's 20 year old cat
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Tristan | ... |
Self - white pelican
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Percival | ... |
Self - white pelican
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Lohengrin | ... |
Self - white pelican
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Phillip Eckert | ... |
Young Albert Schweitzer (uncredited)
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Adele Woytt | ... |
Albert Schweitzer's Mother (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jerome Hill | ||
Written by
| Thomas Bruce Morgan | ... | (narration) |
Produced by
| Jerome Hill | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alec Wilder | ||
Cinematography by
| Erica Anderson | ||
Editing by
| Julia Knowlton | ||
| Henry A. Sundquist | ||
| Luke Bennett | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| C. Robert Fine | ... | sound engineer |
Music Department
| Léon Barzin | ... | conductor (as Leon Barzin) |
Additional Crew
| Erica Anderson | ... | presenter |
| Jerome Hill | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Louis De Rochemont Associates (1957) (United States) (theatrical)
- Matthias-Film (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- EOR (1958) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Concordia Films (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Troma Entertainment (2005) (World-wide)
- absolut MEDIEN (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
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This biographical drama/documentary narrative written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Fredric March, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his birth in France up to about the age of 30 when he makes the decision to go to French Equatorial Africa and build his jungle hospital. The latter half of the film encompasses a full day in the hospital-village following the 80s-plus Samaritan in his daily rounds.
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