''San Salvatore'' is a 1956

West German West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). Selected ...

and starring

Dieter Borsche Albert Eugen Rollomann (25 October 1909 – 5 August 1982), better known as Dieter Borsche, was a German actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1935 and 1981. Since 1944, he suffered from muscle atrophy and had to use a wheelchair ...

, Antje Weisgerber and Will Quadflieg. It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Fir ...

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and the

Wandsbek Studios The Wandsbek Studios are film production and television studios located in Wandsbek, a district of the German city of Hamburg. The complex was established in 1948 when Real Film, set up the previous year, acquired a site in Wandsbek for constr ...

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took place in the

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district and

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in Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors

Franz Bi Franz Bi (2 April 1899 – 25 December 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.197 He worked on the set design of more than forty films during his career, often in collaboration with Bruno Monden. Selected filmography * '' The Rainer Case'' (1 ...

and

Bruno Monden Bruno Monden (1900–1980) was a German art director. He designed the sets for several rubble films in the wake of the Second World War.Shandley p.217 Selected filmography * '' The Stars Shine'' (1938) * '' The Murderers Are Among Us'' (1946) * ...

Cast

* Will Quadflieg as Doctor Manfred Carell *

as Doctor Robert Kant * Antje Weisgerber as Dagmar Gerken *

Carl Wery Carl Sebastian Martin Wery (born Wery de Lemans; 7 August 1897 in Trostberg, Upper Bavaria – 14 March 1975 in Munich) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' No Day Without You'' (1933) * ''Anna and Elizabeth'' (1933) - Annas Vate ...

as Schriftsteller Althoff *

Marianne Wischmann Marianne Wischmann (1921–2009) was a German film and television actress, as well as a renowned voice actress. Selected filmography * ''Third from the Right'' (1950) * '' The Lie'' (1950) * '' Abundance of Life'' (1950) * ''Miracles Still Happ ...

as Doctor Katharina Hallberg * Charles Regnier as Doctor Monthé *

Hanna Rucker Hanna Rucker (1923–1982) was a German stage and film actress.Goble p.257 Selected filmography * '' Heart of Stone'' (1950) * ''Under the Thousand Lanterns'' (1952) * ''I'm Waiting for You'' (1952) * '' Under the Stars of Capri'' (1953) * '' ...

as Trude Monthé *

Rudolf Fernau Rudolf Fernau (7 January 1898 – 4 November 1985) was a German film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1936 and 1982. He was born and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Traitor'' (1936) - Fritz Brockau * '' In the ...

as Doctor Stormer *

Friedrich Domin Friedrich Domin (15 May 1902 – 18 December 1961) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1939 and 1961. He was born in Beuthen, Germany (now Bytom, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * '' ...

as Doctor Breymann *

Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''The Man in Search of His Mur ...

as Professor Weber *

Arnulf Schröder Arnulf Schröder (born Munich, June 13, 1903 - died there, December 22, 1960) was a German actor and director. He studied at the Oberrealschule with Claire Bauroff. He spent some of his career working in the cabarets of Berlin. Selected filmo ...

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Heider *

Herbert Hübner Herbert Hübner (6 February 1889 – 27 January 1972) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1921 and 1966. He was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany. Selected fil ...

as Professor Brink * Michl Lang as Gärtner Xaver

References

External links

* 1956 drama films German drama films West German films Films directed by Werner Jacobs Medical-themed films Films shot at Bavaria Studios Films shot at Wandsbek Studios 1950s German films German black-and-white films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub