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Paracelsus (1943)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : G.W. Pabst

Synopsis

A 1943 German drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst based on the life of Philippus von Hohenheim (Paracelsus). The film is one of several big nazi era productions with main characters regarded as propaganda-parables to Adolf Hitler (see also Ohm Krüger and Der grosse König).

Actors

Werner Krauß
Werner Krauß
Paracelsus
Mathias Wieman
Mathias Wieman
Ulrich von Hutten
Peter Martin Urtel
Peter Martin Urtel
Famulus Johannes
Harald Kreutzberg
Harald Kreutzberg
Gaukler Fliegenbein
Fritz Rasp
Fritz Rasp
der Magister
Herbert Hübner
Herbert Hübner
Reichsgraf von Hohenried
Franz Schafheitlin
Franz Schafheitlin
Erasmus
Hilde Sessak
Hilde Sessak
Schankmädchen

Crews

G.W. Pabst
G.W. Pabst
Director
Kurt Heuser
Kurt Heuser
Writer
Lena Neumann
Lena Neumann
Editor
Herbert Windt
Herbert Windt
Music
Herbert Windt
Herbert Windt
Cinematography

Posters and backgrounds

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