The Great White of Lambarene
1995 · 1h 34m · N/A
Drama, History
Directed by
Bassek Ba Kobhio
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The Great White of Lambarene
Overview
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital in the rainforests of Gabon, achieved sainthood in his lifetime, at least in the popular imagination. The critical assessment of his life and works in recent years, however, has been slightly more ambivalent. Ba Kobhio Bassek is the first director to examine this medical missionary from a purely African point-of-view.
Director and cast
- Bassek Ba Kobhio Director
- André Wilms as Albert Schweitzer
- Marisa Berenson as Helene Schweitzer
- Alex Descas as Koumba
- Élisabeth Bourgine as Ingrid
- Philippe Maury as Le sorcier
- Anne-Marie Pisani as Berta
- Marcel Mvondo as Lambi
- Magaly Berdy as Bissa
- Michel Peyrelon as Lacaze
- Jérémie Ahouandjinou as Trompette
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