Albert Schweitzer (1957)
His own intimate, revealing life story!
85 min
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.
- Release date
- November 22, 1957
- Country of origin
- United States, France, Germany
Trailer
Cast
- Burgess Meredith as Narrator
- Fredric March as Albert Schweitzer
- Albert Schweitzer as Self
- Helene Schweitzer as Self
- Zizi as Self - Albert Schweitzer's 20 year old cat
- Tristan as Self - white pelican
- Percival as Self - white pelican
- Lohengrin as Self - white pelican
- Phillip Eckert as Young Albert Schweitzer
- Adele Woytt as Albert Schweitzer's Mother
Crew
- Jerome Hill · Director
- Thomas Bruce Morgan · Writer
- Jerome Hill · Producer
- Alec Wilder · Composer
- Erica Anderson · Cinematographer
- Julia Knowlton · Editor
- Henry A. Sundquist · Editor