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Sebastian Kneipp (film)

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Sebastian Kneipp
Directed byWolfgang Liebeneiner
Written byErna Fentsch
Produced byAlfred Lehr
Ernest Müller
Robert Siepen
StarringCarl Wery
Paul Hörbiger
Gerlinde Locker
CinematographyWalter Partsch
Edited byHeinz Haber
Music byHeinz Sandauer
Production
companies
Schönbrunn-Film
Österreichische Film
Distributed bySascha Film
Neue Filmverleih
Release date
  • 27 November 1958 (1958-11-27)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

Sebastian Kneipp is a 1958 Austrian historical film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Carl Wery, Paul Hörbiger, and Gerlinde Locker.[1][2] It is also sometimes known as Wasserdoktor.

It was made partly at the Salzburg Studios and shot in Agfacolor.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Witzemann. Location shooting took place in the spa town Bad Wörishofen in Bavaria.

Synopsis

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The film is a biopic of the Bavarian Sebastian Kneipp, one of the pioneers of naturopathic medicine.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.284
  3. ^ Strasser p.54

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Strasser, Christian. The Sound of Klein-Hollywood: Filmproduktion in Salzburg, Salzburg im Film : mit einem Filmlexikon. Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag, 1993.
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