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Albert Schweitzer (1957)

Albert Schweitzer (1957)

History Documentary

His own intimate, revealing life story!

Release Date: 1957, November 22
Directors: Jerome Hill
Countries: France, United States of America
Production: Hill & Anderson Productions
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Fredric March, Albert Schweitzer, Phillip Eckert, Adele Woytt, Helene Schweitzer

Overview:

This 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.

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