Albert Schweitzer (movie)

Albert Schweitzer (movie)

  • User score: 5.6
  • Production country: France, United States of America
  • Producer: Jerome Hill
  • Production companies: Hill & Anderson Productions
  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release date: 11/22/1957
  • Run time: 102 min.

Movie description

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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Fredric March

Fredric March

Role(s): Albert Schweitzer (voice)

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Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Role(s): Narrator (voice)

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Phillip Eckert

Phillip Eckert

Role(s): Young Albert Schweitzer

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Adele Woytt

Adele Woytt

Role(s): Albert Schweitzer's Mother

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