Overview

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.

Genres

Cast

Karl Paryla

Dr. Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

Käthe Braun

Marie Lanthaler

Angelika Hauff

Steffi Lanthaler

Camilla Spira

Josepha Hochleitner

Gudrun Genest

Therese

Nikolaus Paryla

Loisl

Erik Schumann

Student

Horst Drinda

Student

Herbert Hübner

Herbert Wilk

Walter Werner

Friedrich Maurer