Albert Schweitzer

1h 21m
DocumentaryHistory
6.1

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Jerome Hill
Director, Producer, Presenter
Luke Bennett
Editor
Henry A. Sundquist
Editor
Julia Knowlton
Editor
Erica Anderson
Cinematography, Presenter
C. Robert Fine
Sound Engineer
Alec Wilder
Music
Thomas Bruce Morgan
Dialogue
Léon Barzin
Conductor

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