Robert Mayer, der Arzt aus Heilbronn
1955•1h 36m•8.0•Released
Drama
Biographical movie about Julius Robert Mayer (1814-1878), a surgeon and town doctor in Heilbronn, who studied heat for many years and was the first to correctly formulate the basic principles of the theory of mechanical heat and the principle of conservation of energy. Competing Prussian scientists laugh at him, and his life is full of misunderstandings and persecution. The film tells of his fate and his long and futile struggle for recognition of the results of his scientific work.
Director
Helmut Spieß
Writer
Alfred Böttcher
Languages
German
Studio
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Emil Stöhr
Robert Mayer
Gisela Uhlen
Wilhelmine Mayer
Hilmar Thate
Dr. Bohn
Otto Stübler
Closs
Martin Flörchinger
Fritz Mayer
Walther Suessenguth
Privy Councilor Justus Liebig
Herwart Grosse
Court Councilor Ernst von Zeller
Harald Halgardt
Dr. Landerer
Gerd Michael Henneberg
Prof. Gustav Rümelin
Werner Segtrop
Von Rauch
Wolf Goette
Prof. Nörrenberg
Kurt Mühlhardt
King Wilhelm of Württemberg
Fred Mahr
Mayor
Carola Braunbock
Patient
Fred Düren
officer
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