Sebastian Kneipp is a 1958 Austrian historical film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Carl Wery, Paul Hörbiger, and Gerlinde Locker.[1][2] It is also sometimes known as Wasserdoktor. The film is a biopic of the Bavarian Sebastian Kneipp, one of the pioneers of naturopathic medicine.
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| Directed by | Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
| Written by | Erna Fentsch |
| Produced by | Alfred Lehr Ernest Müller Robert Siepen |
| Starring | Carl Wery Paul Hörbiger Gerlinde Locker |
| Cinematography | Walter Partsch |
| Edited by | Heinz Haber |
| Music by | Heinz Sandauer |
Production companies | Schönbrunn-Film Österreichische Film |
| Distributed by | Sascha Film Neue Filmverleih |
Release date | 27 November 1958 |
Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
It was made partly at the Salzburg Studios and shot in Agfacolor.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Witzemann. Location shooting took place in the spa town Bad Wörishofen in Bavaria.
Cast edit
- Carl Wery as Sebastian Kneipp
- Paul Hörbiger as Archduke Joseph
- Gerlinde Locker as Aglaya
- Michael Cramer as Hans von Faber
- Ellinor Jensen as Sebastiana
- Anita Gutwell as Anna
- Ernst Deutsch as Pope Leo XIII
- Hans Thimig as The Cardinal
- Egon von Jordan as Fr. Hoferer
- Heinz Moog as Prof. v. Ziemssen
- Horst Beck as Dr. Schmidt
- Willi Hufnagel as Semmelbauer
- Peter Lühr as Bischof Pankratius
- Felix Czerny as Kammerdiener Ledl
- Paul Klinger as Dr. Baumgarten
- Alfred Cerny as Heini
- Otto Bolesch as Herr Beda
- Norbert Scharnagel as Amtsrichter
- Vera Complojer as Patient of Kneipp
- Willy Schäfer as Vittorio
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Strasser, Christian. The Sound of Klein-Hollywood: Filmproduktion in Salzburg, Salzburg im Film : mit einem Filmlexikon. Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag, 1993.
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