The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch (1954)

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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...

GENRES:  Drama • History
DIRECTION:  Rolf Hansen

Cast & Characters

Ewald Balser Prof. Ferdinand Sauerbruch
Heidemarie Hatheyer Olga Ahrends
Maria Wimmer Frau Sauerbruch
Hilde Körber Oberschwester der Psychiatrie
Lina Carstens Oberschwester der Chirurgie
Paul Bildt Briefträger Wendlandt
Rolf Henniger Dr. Winters
Friedrich Domin Paul von Hindenburg
Otto Gebühr Sauerbruchs Helfer
Ernst Waldow kellner
Rudolf Vogel Kellner
Hans Christian Blech Arbeiter Brauer

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