Overview
This biographical docudrama traces the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his birth in Alsace, up to the age of 30 when he made the decision to go to French Equatorial Africa and build his jungle hospital. The latter half of the film encompasses a full day in the hospital-village, following the octogenarian Samaritan in his daily rounds.
Cast
- Fredric March as Albert Schweitzer (voice)
- Albert Schweitzer as Self (archive footage)
- Burgess Meredith as Narrator (voice)
- Phillip Eckert as Young Albert Schweitzer
- Adele Woytt as Albert Schweitzer's Mother
- Helene Schweitzer as Self