Albert Schweitzer (1957)
His own intimate, revealing life story!
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.
- Date of release
- 1957-11-22
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Director
- Jerome Hill
Casting
- Fredric March — Albert Schweitzer (voice)
- Albert Schweitzer — Self (archive footage)
- Burgess Meredith — Narrator (voice)
- Phillip Eckert — Young Albert Schweitzer
- Adele Woytt — Albert Schweitzer's Mother
- Helene Schweitzer — Self
Interesting facts
- Awards: 2 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Albert Schweitzer is a 1957 American biographical documentary about Albert Schweitzer directed by Jerome Hill. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for 1958.
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