I Accuse (1941)

  • NR
  • 08/29/1941 (DE)
  • Drama
  • 2h 5m

Overview

In this film, the wife of a renowned doctor becomes ill with multiple sclerosis. Trying to spare her beloved husband the ordeal, the woman turns to a family friend, Dr. Lang, to help end her life. When this doctor declines to help with the assisted suicide, however, she is forced to turn to her husband. After much soul-searching, Dr. Heyt, her husband, assists in her suicide. The act, however, is witnessed by a chambermaid, who reports him to the police. Dr. Heyt is put on trial for murder and, at first, Dr. Lang testifies against him in court. Soon, however, Dr. Lang is faced with a similar case in his professional practice and this, along with Dr. Heyt’s impassioned performance in court, convinces Dr. Lang that, in some instances, mercy killing may be the right thing to do.

Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Director, Writer

Eberhard Frowein

Writer

Hellmuth Unger

Novel

Cast

Heidemarie Hatheyer's headshot

Heidemarie Hatheyer

Hanna Heyt
Paul Hartmann's headshot

Paul Hartmann

Professor Dr. Thomas Heyt
Mathias Wieman's headshot

Mathias Wieman

Dr. Bernhard Lang
Margarete Haagen's headshot

Margarete Haagen

Berta Link
Albert Florath's headshot

Albert Florath

Prof. Schlüter
Ilse Fürstenberg's headshot

Ilse Fürstenberg

Marie Günther
Karin Evans's headshot

Karin Evans

Erna Balg
Hans Nielsen's headshot

Hans Nielsen

Dr. Höfer

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