Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter

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In the middle of the 19th century, almost one in three women who gave birth died of puerperal fever. The Hungarian doctor Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis also observed these terrible occurrences in his clinic in Vienna. He came to the conclusion that it was primarily the unhygienic conditions in the clinic itself that led to this disease, as his colleagues were constantly shuttling back and forth between the anatomy department and the delivery room. He tries to convince the doctors of the absolute necessity of thorough disinfection by washing their hands with chlorinated lime. He meets with fierce resistance from his colleagues until he himself sets up an exemplary clinic in Budapest.

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Cast

Karl Paryla actor

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Käthe Braun actor

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Angelika Hauff actor Camilla Spira actor

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Gudrun Genest actor

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Nikolaus Paryla actor

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Ursula von Manescul actor

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Erik Schumann actor Horst Drinda actor Herbert Hübner actor Eduard von Winterstein actor

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Herbert Wilk actor

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Walter Werner actor

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Klaus Miedel actor

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Friedrich Maurer actor Karl Hellmer actor

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Erwin Biegel actor

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Franz Weber actor

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Wolfgang Kühne actor

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Theodor Vogeler actor