The White Disease

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Released December 21, 1937

Overview

In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for military expansion by the fiery speeches of a dictator, the bacillus of a highly destructive form of leprosy has spread. It is called morbus Tshengi, or popularly „white disease“. The only one who has developed an effective cure for it is a physician of the poor named Galén. But he refuses to reveal the secret of his cure as long as the powerful destroy human lives through wars.

Runtime

1h 45m


Origin Country

XC


Original Language

Czech


Original Title

Bílá nemoc


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Czechoslovakia

Spoken Languages

  • Český (Czech)

Production Companies

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    Moldavia-Film

    XC

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