- Source: It Is Midnight, Doctor Schweitzer
It Is Midnight, Doctor Schweitzer (French: Il est minuit, docteur Schweitzer) is a 1952 French biographical drama film directed by André Haguet and starring Pierre Fresnay, Raymond Rouleau and Jean Debucourt. The film was adapted from a play of the same title by Gilbert Cesbron based on the life of Albert Schweitzer. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Gabon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. The film was released the same year that Schweitzer was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize.
Synopsis
Before the First World War Alsatian humanitarian Albert Schweitzer travels to French Equatorial Africa to do battle against infectious diseases that afflict the inhabitants. However the outbreak of war leads to his being interned.
Cast
Pierre Fresnay as Le docteur Albert Schweitzer
Raymond Rouleau as Le commandant Lieuvin
Jean Debucourt as Le père Charles
Jeanne Moreau as Marie Winter
Georges Chamarat as Le professeur
Michel Marsay as Jean
Jany Vallières as Madame Cristal
Jean Lanier as Monsieur Cristal
Candy Wells as Joseph
André Valmy as L'administrateur Leblanc
André Wasley as
Abdoulaye Dramé
Soumah Mangué
References
Bibliography
Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
It Is Midnight, Doctor Schweitzer at IMDb
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- Pierre Fresnay
- Jeanne Moreau
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- Roland Quignon
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