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The Great White of Lambarene
5.3 / 10• 1995• 1h 34m•NR• French
DramaHistory
Storyline
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital in the rainforests of Gabon, achieved sainthood in his lifetime, at least in the popular imagination. The critical assessment of his life and works in recent years, however, has been slightly more ambivalent. Ba Kobhio Bassek is the first director to examine this medical missionary from a purely African point-of-view.
Cast & Crew
André Wilms
Albert Schweitzer
Lead
Marisa Berenson
Helene Schweitzer
Alex Descas
Koumba
Élisabeth Bourgine
Ingrid
PM
Philippe Maury
Le sorcier
Anne-Marie Pisani
Berta
MM
Marcel Mvondo
Lambi
Magaly Berdy
Bissa
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bassek Ba Kobhio's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great White of Lambarene is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
