A Matter of Life and Death: History of Hygiene
2021•52m•6.5•Released
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Hygienic habits are as old as the various human civilizations; but each era establishes its own customs: whether private or public, everywhere and at all times, methods of personal cleanliness have depended on cultural conventions, religious morals, political ideologies and economic interests; because the control of basic hygiene has also been and is one more tool in the infinite exercise of power over the masses.
Director
Christian Feyerabend
Writer
Christian Feyerabend, Claudia Spoden
Languages
French, German
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Tobias Meister
Self - Narrator (voice)
Karl-Heinz Leven
Self - Medicine Historian
Klaus Bergdolt
Self - Medicine Historian
Mathieu Da Vinha
Self - Historian
Harald Seifert
Self - Microbiologist
Klaus Vogel
Self - Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Director
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
ZDF
Company
Gruppe 5
Producer
Stefan Schneider
Producer
María Villares Zabalza
Producer
Meike Savarin
Producer
Jana Asmuth
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