Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter
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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.
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Karl Paryla
Dr. Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis
Also in
Zu viele Köche
Die Unbesiegbaren
Käthe Braun
Marie Lanthaler
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Lausbubengeschichten
The Axe of Wandsbek
Georg C. Klaren
Joachim Barckhausen
Herbert Trantow
Kurt Hahne
Angelika Hauff
Steffi Lanthaler
Also in
Strange World
Der letzte Schuß
Eugen Klagemann
Elfriede Brüning
Camilla Spira
Josepha Hochleitner
Known for
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Lena Neumann
Alexander Stenbock-Fermor
Georg C. Klaren Director · Alexander Stenbock-Fermor Writer Joachim Barckhausen Writer
First release June 1, 1950 · Produced in XG · Production Herstellungsgruppe Kurt Hahne
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DEFA
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Herstellungsgruppe Kurt Hahne
Production
XG
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · June 1, 1950
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
September 22, 1950
Denmark
February 28, 1951
XC
October 12, 1951 · Theatrical
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