| El Hakim | |
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| Directed by | Rolf Thiele |
| Written by | Herbert Reinecker |
| Based on | Dr. Ibrahim (novel) by John Knittel |
| Produced by | Luggi Waldleitner |
| Starring | O.W. Fischer Michael Ande Nadja Tiller |
| Cinematography | Klaus von Rautenfeld |
| Edited by | Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Neue Filmverleih |
Release date | 16 December 1957 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
El Hakim is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring O.W. Fischer, Michael Ande and Nadja Tiller.[1] [2] It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Göttingen Studios and on location in Egypt. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wolf Englert and Ernst Richter.
Synopsis
A young Egyptian from a poor background qualifies as a doctor after studying medicine in Cairo. He becomes a successful doctor, not losing sight of his commitment to assist the poorest in society. He encounters Aziza, who falls in love with him, but he ignores her - becoming interested instead in the sophisticated Lady Avon, whose protegee he becomes. After years in London and Paris as a society doctor, he realises that Aziza was the right woman for him.
Cast
- O.W. Fischer as Ibrahim
- Michael Ande as Ibrahim als Kind
- Nadja Tiller as Aziza
- Elisabeth Müller as Lady Avon
- Giulia Rubini as Heleni
- Charles Regnier as Dr. Kolali
- Robert Graf as Abubakr
- Jochen Blume as Dr. Ahmad
- Raoul Retzer as Basch Tamargy
- Tilla Durieux as Mutter des Hussni
- Harald Mannl as Michaelides
- Ulrich Beiger as Prinz Ali Hussni
- Klaus Behrendt as Dr. Maksoud
- Ilse Künkele as Miss Howard
- Soliman Gendy Soliman as Omar
- Gregor von Rezzori as Lord Avon
- Kurt Hepperlin as Dr. Lister
- Margarethe Andersen as Mrs. Cole
- Anna Fischer as Mrs. Wilcox
References
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.