6.9The White Disease · 1937
The White Disease (1937) is a Drama / Science Fiction film directed by Hugo Haas, starring Hugo Haas, Zdeněk Štěpánek, Bedřich Karen.
DramaScience Fiction
6.9Overview
In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for military expansion by the fiery speeches of a dictator, the bacillus of a highly destructive form of leprosy has spread. It is called morbus Tshengi, or popularly „white disease“. The only one who has developed an effective cure for it is a physician of the poor named Galén. But he refuses to reveal the secret of his cure as long as the powerful destroy human lives through wars.
Cast
Hugo Haas, Zdeněk Štěpánek, Bedřich Karen, Václav Vydra, Ladislav Boháč, Karla Oličová, Jaroslav Průcha, František Smolík
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What is "The White Disease" about?
In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for military expansion by the fiery speeches of a dictator, the bacillus of a highly destructive form of leprosy has spread. It is called morbus Tshengi, or popularly „white disease“. The only one who has developed an effective cure for it is a physician of the poor named Galén. But he refuses to reveal the secret of his cure as long as the powerful destroy human lives through wars.
When was "The White Disease" released?
The White Disease was released in 1937.
Who stars in "The White Disease"?
The cast includes Hugo Haas, Zdeněk Štěpánek, Bedřich Karen, Václav Vydra.
