
Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter
Overview
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.
- Production
- DEFA, Herstellungsgruppe Kurt Hahne
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Cast

Karl Paryla
Dr. Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

Käthe Braun
Marie Lanthaler

Angelika Hauff
Steffi Lanthaler

Camilla Spira
Josepha Hochleitner

Gudrun Genest
Therese

Nikolaus Paryla
Loisl

Erik Schumann
Student

Horst Drinda
Student

Herbert Hübner

Herbert Wilk

Walter Werner

Friedrich Maurer

Karl Hellmer

Elga Brink

Elisabeth Wendt

Lotte Loebinger

Ilse Trautschold
Crew
- Director
- Georg C. Klaren
- Cinematography
- Eugen Klagemann
- Composer
- Herbert Trantow
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