Release Date

29 Aug, 1941

Runtime

02:05: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

In this film, the wife of a renowned doctor becomes ill with multiple sclerosis. Trying to spare her beloved husband the ordeal, the woman turns to a family friend, Dr. Lang, to help end her life. When this doctor declines to help with the assisted suicide, however, she is forced to turn to her husband. After much soul-searching, Dr. Heyt, her husband, assists in her suicide. The act, however, is witnessed by a chambermaid, who reports him to the police. Dr. Heyt is put on trial for murder and, at first, Dr. Lang testifies against him in court. Soon, however, Dr. Lang is faced with a similar case in his professional practice and this, along with Dr. Heyt’s impassioned performance in court, convinces Dr. Lang that, in some instances, mercy killing may be the right thing to do.

Original Title

Ich klage an

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Actors

Heidemarie Hatheyer

Paul Hartmann

Mathias Wieman

Margarete Haagen

Albert Florath

Ilse Fürstenberg

Karin Evans

Hans Nielsen

Franz Schafheitlin

Erich Ponto

Ernst Sattler

Just Scheu

Crew

Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Eberhard Frowein

Hellmuth Unger

Wolfgang Liebeneiner