A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Dieter Borsche, Ruth Leuwerik, Renate Mannhardt
Written by:
Hans Kades
Kurt Heuser
Directed by:
Rolf Hansen
Release Date:
December 18, 1952
Original Title:
Die große Versuchung
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 97
A young man practices medicine without a licence.
Richard works as a respected surgeon in a hospital, but unbeknownst to all, he has never finished medical school and is without any qualifications. His skills in the surgical department he acquired as a POW in a Russian camp, where he used to work as a paramedic. His job in the hospital he got through the help of a grateful patient whose life he saved by performing a difficult operation, but under the condition that he must finish his studies and officially qualify. So, Richard lives a bizarre double life: as the successful surgeon he works in the hospital and has a romance with the daughter of wealthy parents, and at the same time he is a student at the university, dating one of his fellow students. When the pressure of all this gets too much for him, he makes a brave decision.
Director:
Rolf Hansen
Director of Photography:
Franz Weihmayr
Friedl Behn-Grund
Editor:
Anna Höllering
Novel:
Hans Kades
Original Music Composer:
Mark Lothar
Producer:
Carl W. Tetting
Production Design:
Botho Hoefer
Franz Bi
Sound:
F.W. Dustmann
Writer:
Kurt Heuser
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