I Accuse

I Accuse

1941
2h 5m
6.0

6.0/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Tobis Filmkunst
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Ich klage an
Release Date August 29, 1941
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0033750

Cast

Heidemarie Hatheyer
Heidemarie Hatheyer

Hanna Heyt

Paul Hartmann
Paul Hartmann

Professor Dr. Thomas Heyt

Mathias Wieman
Mathias Wieman

Dr. Bernhard Lang

Margarete Haagen
Margarete Haagen

Berta Link

Albert Florath
Albert Florath

Prof. Schlüter

Ilse Fürstenberg
Ilse Fürstenberg

Marie Günther

Karin Evans
Karin Evans

Erna Balg

Hans Nielsen
Hans Nielsen

Dr. Höfer

Franz Schafheitlin
Franz Schafheitlin

Rechtsanwalt Straten

Erich Ponto
Erich Ponto

Prof. Werther

Ernst Sattler
Ernst Sattler

Major a.D. Döring

Just Scheu
Just Scheu

Dr. Scheu

Key Crew

Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Director
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Writer
Eberhard Frowein
Writer