Albert Schweitzer - The Man Behind the Myth

Name: Albert Schweitzer - The Man Behind the Myth
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Released: 2025-09-04
Duration: 44 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Albert Schweitzer

Das Urwaldkrankenhaus - Mythos Albert Schweitzer (2025)

0:44 (44 min)

Documentary, TV Movie

Germany

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ARTE, Signed Media

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4 September 2025

Director

Aaron Thiesen

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Albert Schweitzer

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A famous figure of the 20th century, Albert Schweitzer was a tireless humanist and polymath who opened a hospital in the Gabonese jungle to bring healthcare to remote areas. But today the legacy of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 is being scrutinised. How important was his wife Hélène in his success? And was the virtuous man also racist?