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Albert Schweitzer
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Albert Schweitzer is a 1957 documentary film directed and produced by Jerome Hill, with a screenplay by Albert Schweitzer. The film features Fredric March and Burgess Meredith in the cast, and music composed by Alec Wilder. It was produced by Hill & Anderson Productions and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The work originates from Germany, the United States, and France, and is presented in English.
The film has a runtime of 81 to 85 minutes and was released on November 22, 1957. It received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film and was recognized in the Academy Award Best Documentary collection. It also won the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award, totaling two wins. The film is rated Approved and is available on Amazon Prime Video.
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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.
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
Themes
- doctor
- african
- docudrama
- nobel peace prize
- grandson
- humanitarian
- philosopher
- humanitarian work
- historical reinterpretation
- charity hospital
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
145 votes
- Year
- 1957
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Genres
- Biography, Documentary, History
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Creator
- Jerome Hill
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Jerome Hill
- Screenwriter
- Albert Schweitzer
- Cast member
- Burgess Meredith
- Composer
- Alec Wilder
- Producer
- Jerome Hill
- Duration
- 106.0
- FilmAffinity ID
- 781157
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- publication date
- 1957-01-01
- title
- Albert Schweitzer
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- distributed by
- Troma Entertainment
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