The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch (1954)
1h 44m
Running Time
July 12, 1954Release Date
The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch (1954)
1h 44m
Running Time
July 12, 1954Release Date
Plot.
Young Olga Ahrendt almost succeeded in attempting suicide. She had thrown herself in front of a tram out of desperation about her miserable life, a desperation she shared with many in the post-war period. Fortunately, Privy Councillor Sauerbruch is at the scene of the incident, ordering her to be admitted to his clinic after a brief examination. Sauerbruch works both as a university lecturer and as a surgeon, a famous doctor who not only helps his patients physically but also gives them spiritual comfort. After he has taken Olga Ahrendt to his hospital, he discovers during an examination that her suicide attempt is due to a serious physical illness. He intensively takes care of her without forgetting about his other patients, to whom he can give a new will to live, even if only through a small story. And he will also treat Olga Ahrendt successfully.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ewald Balser
Dr.Ferdinand Sauerbruch
Heidemarie Hatheyer
Olga Ahrends
Hilde Körber
Oberschwester der Psychiatrie
Maria Wimmer
Frau Sauerbruch
Lina Carstens
Oberschwester
Paul Bildt
Briefträger Wendlandt
Rolf Hansen
Director
Rolf Henniger
Dr. Winters
Felix Lützkendorf
Writer
Friedrich Domin
Paul von Hindenburg
Mark Lothar
Composer
Otto Gebühr
Sauerbruchs Helfer
Helmut Ashley
Cinematographer
Anna Höllering
Editor
Ernst Waldow
kellner
Robert Herlth
ProductionDesigner
Details.
Release DateJuly 12, 1954
Original NameSauerbruch – Das war mein Leben
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Genres
Wiki.
The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch sometimes shortened to Surgeon Sauerbruch (German: Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben) is a 1954 West German biographical drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Ewald Balser, Heidemarie Hatheyer and Hilde Körber. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in West Berlin. It is based on surgeon Ferdinand Sauerbruch's memoirs Das war mein Leben, which were ghostwritten by Hans Rudolf Berndorff and were published in the German magazine Revue shortly before the release of the film. The film was shot from 26 September 1953 to 20 January 1954 in West Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, and Hamburg. It premiered on 13 July 1954.