A Doctor of Conviction (1959 film)

A Doctor of Conviction
Directed byWerner Klingler
Written byJohann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
Based onA Doctor of Conviction by Karl Unselt
Produced byGustl Gotzler
Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
StarringAdrian Hoven
Willy Birgel
Antje Geerk
Ellen Schwiers
CinematographyErich Claunigk
Edited byCaspar van den Berg
Music byHorst Dempwolff
Production
company
Hübler-Kahla Film
Distributed byNeue Filmverleih
Release date
  • 21 August 1959 (1959-08-21)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

A Doctor of Conviction (German: Arzt aus Leidenschaft) is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Adrian Hoven, Willy Birgel, Antje Geerk and Ellen Schwiers.[1] It was shot at the Göttingen Studios in Lower Saxony. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Mellin and Theo Zwierski.[2] It is based on the 1935 novel of the same title by Karl Unselt, which had previously been made into the 1936 film A Doctor of Conviction.[3]

Cast

References

Bibliography

  • Frank, Stefanie Mathilde. Wiedersehen im Wirtschaftswunder: Remakes von Filmen aus der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus in der Bundesrepublik 1949–1963. V&R Unipress, 2017.
  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.