Albert Schweitzer (1957)
1h 21m | PG-13
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
Studio: Hill & Anderson Productions
Genre: Documentary, History
Video: 720p
Cast
Fredric March
as Albert Schweitzer (voice)
Albert Schweitzer
as Self (archive footage)
Burgess Meredith
as Narrator (voice)
Phillip Eckert
as Young Albert Schweitzer
Adele Woytt
as Albert Schweitzer's Mother
Helene Schweitzer
as Self