Robert Mayer, der Arzt aus Heilbronn
8.4
Biographical movie about Julius Robert Mayer (1814-1878), a surgeon and town doctor in Heilbronn, who studied heat for many years and was the first to correctly formulate the basic principles of the theory of mechanical heat and the principle of conservation of energy. Competing Prussian scientists laugh at him, and his life is full of misunderstandings and persecution. The film tells of his fate and his long and futile struggle for recognition of the results of his scientific work.
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Emil Stöhr
Robert Mayer
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Tilman Riemenschneider
Gisela Uhlen
Wilhelmine Mayer
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Alfred Böttcher
Helmut Spieß
Robert Baberske
Hilmar Thate
Dr. Bohn
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Veronika Voss
Joachim Werzlau
Otto Stübler
Closs
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Reifender Sommer
Ruth Moegelin
Martin Flörchinger
Fritz Mayer
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Seilergasse 8
Walther Suessenguth
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Helmut Spieß Director · Alfred Böttcher Writer Robert Baberske Cinematographer
First release October 27, 1955 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG · Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 27, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
July 30, 1956
Russia
July 30, 1956 · Theatrical
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