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Director:
William Dieterle
Writers:
Norman Burnstine (original screenplay and idea)
Heinz Herald (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 March 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
Two women stood by him while all the world jeered...a world he was trying to save! more
Plot:
True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Edward G. Robinson does for Ehrlich what Paul Muni did for Pasteur. more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Edward G. Robinson ... Dr. Paul Ehrlich

Ruth Gordon ... Hedwig Ehrlich

Otto Kruger ... Dr. Emil Von Behring
Donald Crisp ... Minister Althoff
Maria Ouspenskaya ... Franziska Speyer
Montagu Love ... Professor Hartman
Sig Ruman ... Dr. Hans Wolfert
Donald Meek ... Mittelmeyer
Henry O'Neill ... Dr. Lentz
Albert Bassermann ... Dr. Robert Koch
Edward Norris ... Dr. Morgenroth
Harry Davenport ... Judge
Louis Calhern ... Dr. Brockdorf
Louis Jean Heydt ... Dr. Kunze
Charles Halton ... Sensenbrenner
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (UK)
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:15
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Dr. Ehrlich's family was so happy with Edward G. Robinson's portrayal of him that they gave Robinson a letter written by Dr. Ehrlich. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Rhineland Chemical is shipping boxes of 606 to cities around the world, one box is labeled "St. Mary's Hospital, Sidney, Australia." A second box to a different hospital shows the city correctly spelled as Sydney. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V) more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Edward G. Robinson does for Ehrlich what Paul Muni did for Pasteur., 28 January 2002
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Author: Peter22060 from United States

Hollywood in the 1930' s filmed the biographies of some of the world's greatest men. These recreations tower over the current A & E Biography series. The story of Dr. Ehrlich from staining the tubercular germ through the development of his theory of combating disease with so called magic bullets of chemicals is inspiring. His efforts in fighting Diphtheria and his long struggle against the devastating scourge of syphilis with a final discovery after 605 failed attempts is extremely rewarding.

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