Paracelsus (1943)
This large-scale tribute to the 16th-century Swiss physician/alchemist Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, commonly known as Paracelsus, was the second of three films directed by Pabst for the Third Reich and was shot at the Barrandov Studios outside occupied Prague. Paracelsus is appointed town physician of Basel and conflicts with reactionary academics and avaricious merchants to prevent the plague from overtaking the city.
Starring :
Werner Krauss, Annelies Reinhold, Harry Langewisch, Mathias Wieman
Director :
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Running time : 99 Minutes
Language : German
Subtitles : English
