Albert Schweitzer (1957)
Directed by Jerome Hill · 81 min · Documentary, History
17.9 TOPICAL score · #4,733 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Albert Schweitzer (1957, directed by Jerome Hill) has a TOPICAL score of 17.9 - ranked 4,733 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (10 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (10 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 9 languages
- Still read472 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Fredric March (actor #352), Albert Schweitzer, Burgess Meredith (actor #812), Phillip Eckert