Sebastian Kneipp (1958)
1h 57m
Running Time
November 27, 1958Release Date
Sebastian Kneipp (1958)
1h 57m
Running Time
November 27, 1958Release Date
Plot.
Considerable from the life of the Catholic pastor and natural healer of Wörishofen (1821-1897). The film depicts the successes of his water healing methods, his hostility through conventional medicine and his rehabilitation by Pope Leo XIII. Upbuilding entertainment: naive, emphasizing popular and winningly played in the leading role.
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Cast & Crew.
Carl Wery
Sebastian Kneipp
Paul Hörbiger
Erzherzog Joseph
Gerlinde Locker
Aglaya - dessen Tochter
Michael Cramer
Hans v. Faber
Ellinor Jensen
Sebastiana
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Director
Anita Gutwell
Anna
Erna Fentsch
Writer
Ernst Deutsch
Papst Leo XIII
Alfred Lehr
Producer
Hans Thimig
Der Kardinal
Heinz Sandauer
Composer
Egon von Jordan
Fr. Hoferer
Heinz Moog
Prof. v. Ziemssen
Walter Partsch
Cinematographer
Horst Beck
Dr. Schmidt
Heinz Haber
Editor
Paul Klinger
Dr. Baumgarten
Willi Hufnagel
Semmelbauer
Peter Lühr
Bischof Pankratius
Felix Czerny
Kammerdiener Ledl
Hilde Jaeger
Fraua Beda
Otto Bolesch
Beda
Alfred Cerny
Heini
Norbert Scharnagel
Amtsrichter
Vera Complojer
Patient of Kneipp
Willy Schäfer
Vittorio
Ernest Müller
Executive Producer
Robert Siepen
Executive Producer
Wolf Witzemann
Production Design
Hill Reihs-Gromes
Costume Design
Herta Matula
Hairstylist
Fred Merheim
Makeup Artist
Viktor Winkler
Makeup Artist
Otto Stenzel
Production Manager
Zlata Mehlers
Assistant Director
Heinz Rohn
Manuele Urban
Hildegard Schuchbauer
Fritz Hinz-Fabricius
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Sebastian Kneipp is a 1958 Austrian historical film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Carl Wery, Paul Hörbiger, and Gerlinde Locker. It is also sometimes known as Wasserdoktor. The film is a biopic of the Bavarian Sebastian Kneipp, one of the pioneers of naturopathic medicine.
It was made partly at the Salzburg Studios and shot in Agfacolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Witzemann. Location shooting took place in the spa town Bad Wörishofen in Bavaria.