
The Century of Surgeons
1972-01-20 · 25 min / episode · ★ 10.0
A special insight into medicine presented on film: sterile operations, hospitals used to be built by the wind, anaesthesia, surgical gloves, similar to the films Sauerbruch or Kneip.
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- Creators
- Jürgen Thorwald
- Production companies
- BR, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), Intertel Television, ORF
- Countries
- Germany, Austria
- Status
- Ended
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