Albert Schweitzer

1957
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1h 25m

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Erica Anderson, Jerome Hill, Fredric March, Burgess Meredith, and Albert Schweitzer in Albert Schweitzer (1957)

This biographical drama/documentary narrative written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Fredric March, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his b... Read allThis biographical drama/documentary narrative written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Fredric March, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his birth in France up to about the age of 30 when he makes the decision to go to French Equato... Read allThis biographical drama/documentary narrative written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Fredric March, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his birth in France up to about the age of 30 when he makes the decision to go to French Equatorial Africa and build his jungle hospital. The latter half of the film encompasses a full ... Read all

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Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins total

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7planktonrules

A nice overview of the great man's life and work.

This biographical film about Dr. Albert Schweitzer is unusual in that the great man helped to make the film and you see footage of him doing his work in Gabon in French Equitorial Africa. Apparently three different versions were made...in French, English and German languages. According to IMDB, the German version is quite different though I'm not sure how. I found it on YouTube.

The story is narrated by Burgess Meredith and the words of Schweitzer are spoken by Frederic March. The visuals in the story consists of photos, drawings, and film footage in both his native Alsace (now part of France) as well as in Africa. You also, a few times, hear Schweitzer himself speak in his native French (though he was also fluent in German).

This is a nice overview of the man and his life. And, since he was actively involved in making this film, it's more an autobiography than biography. Well worth seeing, although I must also admit it's a bit dry.