Berühmte Ärzte der Charité

The six-part film series 'Famous Doctors of the Charité' tells the story of the work of important doctors at the internationally renowned Berlin hospital in its medical and historical significance in impressive productions. The period covers the beginning of the 19th century to the Second World War and brings the viewer closer to the work of great physicians: Robert Koch, Ferdinand Saurbruch, Rudolf Virchow and others.

01. Der Mann aus Jena (about Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland) 1981 Director: Manfred Mosblech with Fred Düren, Friederike Aust, Wolf Kaiser, Hans Teuschner u.a.

02. Der kleine Doctor (about Rudolf Virchow) 1981 Director: Ursula Bonhoff with Ernst Meincke, Horst Drinda, Petra Barthel, Blanche Kommerell u.a.

03. Krisis (about Robert Koch) 1981 Director: Joachim Kunert with Günter Naumann, Gisela Rimpler, Ruth Reinecke, Günter Wolf u.a.

04. Arzt in Uniform (about Theodor Brugsch and Georg Friedrich Nicolai) 1982 Director: Wolf-Dieter Panse with Horst Schulze, Horst Drinda, Barbara Dittus, Erik S. Klein u.a.

05. The Seemingly Impossible (about Walter Stoeckel) 1982 Director: Ursula Bonhoff with Werner Dissel, Helga Raumer, Klaus Gehrke, Blanche Kommerell et al.

06. The Dark Years (about Ferdinand Sauerbruch and Karl Bonhoeffer) 1983 Director: Joachim Kunert with Alfred Müller, Jürgen Reuter, Günter Wolf, Wilhelm Koch-Hooge and others

The episodes in the DVD overview:

Disc 1
01. The Man from Jena
02. The Little Doctor

Disc 2
03. Crisis
Bonus: Surgeon, Johann Paul Schroth

Disc 3
04. Doctor in uniform
Bonus: Documentary 'The Charité'

Disc 4
05. The Seemingly Impossible
06. The Dark Years