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6.5This biographical docudrama traces the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his birth in Alsace, up to the age of 30 when he made the decision to go to French Equatorial Africa and build his jungle hospital. The latter half of the film encompasses a full day in the hospital-village, following the octogenarian Samaritan in his daily rounds.
Released: 1957-11-2281 minDir: Jerome HillDocumentary, History
Cast
- Fredric March as Albert Schweitzer (voice)
- Albert Schweitzer as Self (archive footage)
- Burgess Meredith as Narrator (voice)
- Phillip Eckert as Young Albert Schweitzer
- Adele Woytt as Albert Schweitzer's Mother
- Helene Schweitzer as Self
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1957 American films1957 documentary films1957 English-language films1957 films1957 German filmsAmerican documentary filmsBest Documentary Feature Academy Award winnersBiographical films about medical doctorsCultural depictions of Albert SchweitzerEnglish-language documentary filmsFilms about Nobel laureatesFilms directed by Jerome Hill