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The White Disease

Bílá nemoc1937
  • Hugo Haas
  • 1h 45m
  • December 21, 1937 · Czechoslovakia

Overview

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.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
December 21, 1937
Original language
Czech
Spoken languages
Czech
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Production
Moldavia-Film
Director
Hugo Haas
Cinematography
Otto Heller
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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