The Great White of Lambarene
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Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital in the rainforests of Gabon, achieved sainthood in his lifetime, at least in the popular imagination. The critical assessment of his life and works in recent years, however, has been slightly more ambivalent. Ba Kobhio Bassek is the first director to examine this medical missionary from a purely African point-of-view.
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André Wilms
Albert Schweitzer
Known for
Le Havre
Europa Europa
Marisa Berenson
Helene Schweitzer
Known for
Barry Lyndon
Cabaret
Vincenzo Marano
Monique Annaud
Bassek Ba Kobhio
Also in
The Elephant Master
Alex Descas
Koumba
Known for
Irma Vep
The Limits of Control
Serge Lascar
Françoise Lehérissey
Élisabeth Bourgine
Ingrid
Known for
Death in Paradise
A Heart in Winter
Pierre-Marie Dong
Patrick Abrial
Philippe Maury
Le sorcier
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Bassek Ba Kobhio Director · Serge Lascar Writer Patrick Abrial Composer
First release April 26, 1995 · Produced in France, Cameroon, Gabon · Production Chrysalide Film, CNC
Production
Ce.Na.Ci.
Production
Chrysalide Film
Production
CNC
Production
Canal+
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Les Films Terre Africaine
Production
France · Cameroon · Gabon
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Original title
Le Grand Blanc de Lambaréné
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 26, 1995
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