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Feature film — 2023

Semmelweis (2023)

7.82h 7mHistory — Drama

Set in 19th century Vienna, Ignac Semmelweis, a short-tempered but passionate doctor, delivers babies and carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the hospital.

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A high-signal pick with 51 votes.

Film Positive Productions / Szupermodern Stúdió

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Director: Lajos Koltai

On screen

Cast & crew

Miklós H. Vecsei as Semmelweis Ignác

Miklós H. Vecsei

Semmelweis Ignác

Katica Nagy as Emma Hoffmann

Katica Nagy

Emma Hoffmann

László Gálffi as Johann Klein

László Gálffi

Johann Klein

Tamás Kovács as Ferdinand Kollár

Tamás Kovács

Ferdinand Kollár

Blanka Mészáros as Júlia Mendel

Blanka Mészáros

Júlia Mendel

Ferenc Elek as Jakob Kolletschka

Ferenc Elek

Jakob Kolletschka

Ferenc Lengyel as Baumgartner

Ferenc Lengyel

Baumgartner

Anna Györgyi as Gertrúd

Anna Györgyi

Gertrúd

Attila Csapó as Lajos Markusovszky

Attila Csapó

Lajos Markusovszky

Tímea Virga as Helga

Tímea Virga

Helga

Lilla Kizlinger as Sabina Hoffmann

Lilla Kizlinger

Sabina Hoffmann

Lajos Kovács as Franz Meyer

Lajos Kovács

Franz Meyer