In this film, the wife of a renowned doctor becomes ill with multiple sclerosis. Trying to spare her beloved husband the ordeal, the woman turns to a family friend, Dr. Lang, to help end her life. When this doctor declines to help with the assisted suicide, however, she is forced to turn to her husband. After much soul-searching, Dr. Heyt, her husband, assists in her suicide. The act, however, is witnessed by a chambermaid, who reports him to the police. Dr. Heyt is put on trial for murder and, at first, Dr. Lang testifies against him in court. Soon, however, Dr. Lang is faced with a similar case in his professional practice and this, along with Dr. Heyt’s impassioned performance in court, convinces Dr. Lang that, in some instances, mercy killing may be the right thing to do.
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Cast
12 people
Heidemarie Hatheyer
Hanna Heyt
Also in
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Die Geierwally
Paul Hartmann
Professor Dr. Thomas Heyt
Known for
The Haunted Castle
Mathias Wieman
Dr. Bernhard Lang
Known for
Fear
Margarete Haagen
Berta Link
Also in
Three Men in the Snow
Under the Bridges
Albert Florath
Prof. Schlüter
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Ilse Fürstenberg
Marie Günther
Known for
The Blue Angel
The Captain from Kopenick
Karin Evans
Erna Balg
Also in
The Last Company
Fanny Hill
Hans Nielsen
Dr. Höfer
Known for
Titanic
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Franz Schafheitlin
Rechtsanwalt Straten
Known for
Titanic
Münchhausen
Erich Ponto
Prof. Werther
Known for
The Third Man
The Punch Bowl
Ernst Sattler
Major a.D. Döring
Also in
The Desert Song
Strandgut der Leidenschaft
Just Scheu
Dr. Scheu
Also in
The Great Love
Many Lies
Wolfgang Liebeneiner Director · Eberhard Frowein Writer Hellmuth Unger Author
First release August 29, 1941 · Produced in Germany · Original title Ich klage an
Production
Tobis Filmkunst
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Germany
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Original title
Ich klage an
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · August 29, 1941
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No release date listed for United States.
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