Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius
6.9
In the face of two world wars, Professor Prätorius, a philanthropist and a surgeon, wants to exterminate the one danger to mankind, the microbe of stupidity, as he states in a spontaneous lecture to his male and female students. When he tries to help a pregnant girl he gets involved more and more in her life and is forced to marry her.
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Cast
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Curt Goetz
Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius
Known for
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Valerie von Martens
Maria Violetta
Also in
The House in Montevideo
Hokuspokus
Karl Peter Gillmann
Also in
Silence of the Forest
Das Rennen des Todes
Hans Domnick
Fritz Arno Wagner
Albert Florath
Pastor Höllriegel
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Fritz Stapenhorst
Erich Ponto
Professor Speiter
Known for
The Third Man
The Punch Bowl
Franz Grothe
Bruno Hübner
Also in
Lulu
Ludwig on the Lookout for a Wife
Rudolf Reiff
Also in
Ruf ohne Echo
Bravo, Little Thomas
Paul Mederow
Also in
The Seventh Day
Talking About Jacqueline
Curt Goetz Director · Karl Peter Gillmann Director Fritz Arno Wagner Cinematographer
First release January 15, 1950 · Produced in Germany
Production
Domnick Filmproduktion (DFP)
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 15, 1950
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
November 13, 1950 · Theatrical
France
April 30, 1952
Italy
September 10, 1950 · Venice Film Festival
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