United Kingdom / Sep 02, 1940 / London
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| František Smolík | Father |
| Helena Friedlová | Mother |
| Vítězslav Boček | Son |
| Eva Svobodová | Daughter |
| Jaroslav Vojta | A Patient |
| Vladimír Šmeral | 1st Assistant |
| Miroslav Svoboda | 2nd Assistant |
| Karel Dostal | Propaganda Minister |
| Otto Rubík | The Marshal's Adjutant |
| Rudolf Deyl | 1st Kommissar |
| Karel Jičínský | 2nd Kommissar |
| Marie Nademlejnská | |
| Eduard Blažek | |
| Vilém Pruner | |
| Frank Rose-Růžička | |
| Vladimír Smíchovský | |
| Karel Jelínek |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bílá nemoc |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Moldavia-Film |
| Release date | 21 dicembre 1937 |
| Writer | Hugo Haas, Karel Čapek |
| Editing | Antonín Zelenka |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller, Willy Ströminger |
| Assistant directors | Antonín Kubový, Hugo Haas |
| Camera operators | Otto Heller, Willy Ströminger |
| Additional photography | Otto Heller, Willy Ströminger |
| Production design | Štěpán Kopecký, Arnold Reimann |
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| Art direction | Štěpán Kopecký, Arnold Reimann |
| Set decoration | Arnold Reimann, Štěpán Kopecký |
| Music | Jan Branberger, Ludwig van Beethoven, Vilém Taraba, Karel Ančerl |
| Sound | Jan Branberger, Vilém Taraba, Karel Ančerl, Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Costume design | Marie Holanová, Štěpán Dušánek, František Rous, Josef Kobík |
| Makeup | František Rous, Josef Kobík, Marie Holanová, Štěpán Dušánek |
| Hairstyling | František Rous, Josef Kobík, Marie Holanová, Štěpán Dušánek |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Jul 30, 2021 / Kino na Granicy
Theatrical release
XC / Dec 21, 1937
France / Apr 26, 1939
Denmark / Aug 07, 1939
Finland / Aug 27, 1939
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Sweden / Nov 01, 1939
United States / Feb 04, 1940 / Substantially edited and subtitled by Fannie Hurst. Distributed by C.L. Imports.
Mexico / Nov 19, 1941
Czechia / Sep 29, 2016 / U / Digitally restored
Physical media
Czechia / Jun 30, 2017 / Blu-ray
TV
Austria / Aug 27, 1979
Germany / Jan 31, 1984
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