Bílá nemoc

Feb 4 1940 N/A 1h 43m
Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for military expansion by the fiery speeches of a dictator, the bacillus of a highly destructive form of leprosy has spread. It is called morbus Tshengi, or popularly „white disease“. The only one who has developed an effective cure for it is a physician of the poor named Galén. But he refuses to reveal the secret of his cure as long as the powerful destroy human lives through wars.

Plot

The "White Plague", a deadly leprosy-like disease that mainly infects people older than 50 years, is ravaging the world. Doctor Galen, a reclusive physician who has devoted his life to the poor, finds a cure. But he refuses to share his cure with the rich and powerful, unless his one condition is met -- eternal peace among nations. Meanwhile, the nation's militaristic leader is preparing to invade a neighboring country. Then the dictator's only close friend, an aristocratic arms manufacturer who is an essential part of his war plans, catches the disease. . .

Written by

Karel Capek, Hugo Haas

Directed by

Hugo Haas

Cast

Hugo Haas, Bedrich Karen, Zdenek Stepánek

Crew

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Production Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production Companies

Moldavia-Film

Languages

Ceský

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
400
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA