The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch
Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben
Young Olga Ahrendt almost succeeded in attempting suicide. She had thrown herself in front of a tram out of desperation about her miserable life, a desperation she shared with many in the post-war period. Fortunately, Privy Councillor Sauerbruch is at the scene of the incident, ordering her to be admitted to his clinic after a brief examination. Sauerbruch works both as a university lecturer and as a surgeon, a famous doctor who not only helps his patients physically but also gives them spiritual comfort. After he has taken Olga Ahrendt to his hospital, he discovers during an examination that her suicide attempt is due to a serious physical illness. He intensively takes care of her without forgetting about his other patients, to whom he can give a new will to live, even if only through a small story. And he will also treat Olga Ahrendt successfully...
Production Countries
Production Companies
Cast
Lina Carstens
as Oberschwester der Chirurgie
Hans Christian Blech
as Arbeiter Brauer
Edith Schultze-Westrum
as Sauerbruchs Sekretärin
Claus Biederstaedt
as Politkommissar
Hans Quest
as Dr. Berthold
Hilde Körber
as Oberschwester der Psychiatrie
Wilhelm Borchert
as Eisenbahner Ahrends
Erich Ponto
as Chefarzt Psychiatrie
Ewald Balser
as Prof. Ferdinand Sauerbruch
Friedrich Domin
as Paul von Hindenburg
Ernst Waldow
as kellner
Heidemarie Hatheyer
as Olga Ahrends
Paul Bildt
as Briefträger Wendlandt
Otto Gebühr
as Sauerbruchs Helfer
Rudolf Vogel
as Kellner
Charles Regnier
as Oberarzt Psychiatrie
