Robert Mayer, der Arzt aus Heilbronn
Robert Mayer, der Arzt aus Heilbronn
Release: 1955-10-27
·Runtime: 96m
Drama
Biographical movie about Julius Robert Mayer (1814-1878), a surgeon and town doctor in Heilbronn, who studied heat for many years and was the first to correctly formulate the basic principles of the theory of mechanical heat and the principle of conservation of energy. Competing Prussian scientists laugh at him, and his life is full of misunderstandings and persecution. The film tells of his fate and his long and futile struggle for recognition of the results of his scientific work.
Production Countries
East Germany
Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Ludwig Trautmann
as Professor
Harald Halgardt
as Dr. Landerer
Fred Mahr
as Mayor
Gisela Uhlen
as Wilhelmine Mayer
Herwart Grosse
as Court Councilor Ernst von Zeller
Horst Giese
as lecturer
Karl Kendzia
as worker Hausmann
Gustav Püttjer
as sailor
Walther Suessenguth
as Privy Councilor Justus Liebig
Carola Braunbock
as Patient
Emil Stöhr
as Robert Mayer
Kurt Mühlhardt
as King Wilhelm of Württemberg
Charles Hans Vogt
as clerk in the mental asylum
Fred Düren
as officer
Hilmar Thate
as Dr. Bohn
Martin Flörchinger
as Fritz Mayer
Willi Schwabe
as Guard