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.
Cinematography
Actual Gabon footage that accidentally outshines the reenactments.
Production
Schweitzer's grandson produced it, so prepare for family hagiography.
Director
Jerome Hill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Schweitzer's famous 'Reverence for Life' philosophy didn't stop him from keeping a shotgun for 'dangerous' locals.
The 1950s 'great man' doc format here aged like milk; modern critics note how it frames colonial subjects as grateful props.
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