Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

22/12/1957 1h 21m 6.1/10

Overview

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.

Director

Jerome Hill

Top Billed Cast

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Narrator (voice)

Fredric March

Fredric March

Albert Schweitzer (voice)

Albert Schweitzer

Self (archive footage)

Helene Schweitzer

Self

Phillip Eckert

Young Albert Schweitzer

Adele Woytt

Albert Schweitzer's Mother

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