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Film

The Doctor

Fritz Magnussen, Denmark, 1918

44 min.DK/FeatureDrama, MelodramaSilent films

A ravaging epidemic is fast approaching the world city of Atlantica. In his laboratory, the famous doctor Harold Lister works like a maniac on a serum to counteract the deadly plague. His colleague and competitor Whistler labels Lister’s efforts as pure fantasies and even plants seeds of doubt in the mind of Lister’s fiancée, Julia, the daughter of a millionaire. When the plague comes to town carried by a poor woman, Annie Rawlins, Whistler’s claims are put to shame: the serum works. But while Lister works tirelessly to stop the infection in the city, the jealous Whistler breaks into the laboratory and substitutes the serum for a fake. Soon the citizens of Atlantica believe their medical hero to be a fraud.
Basic information Credits Materials
Original title Lægen
Danish title Lægen
International titles Die Seuche
Other titles Pesten
Director Fritz Magnussen
Screenplay Fritz Magnussen
Director of Photography Johan Ankerstjerne
Appearance Olaf Fønss, William Bewer, Nathalie Krause, Robert Schmidt
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Kinografen
Technical info 1769 meter, 35 mm, Normal, Black/white, Silent
Danish theatrical release 07.03.1918
Cinemas Kinografen
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Companies

Production company Dansk Film Co. [1917]
Domestic distribution Kinografen

Direction

Direction Fritz Magnussen

Script

Script Fritz Magnussen

Cinematography

Cinematography Johan Ankerstjerne

Appearance

Dr. Harold Lister, serumterapeut Olaf Fønss
Spenlow Magillan, milliardær William Bewer
Julie, Spenlows datter Listers forlovede Nathalie Krause
Dr. Geo Whistler, kemiker Robert Schmidt
Spinder Dawies, professor og læge Cajus Bruun
Annie Rawlins, en fattig pige Clara Wieth
Den snigende sot Peter Malberg

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