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Robert Koch (German title: Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes) is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Viktoria von Ballasko. The film was a biopic of the German pioneering microbiologist Robert Koch (1843-1910). The film was made by the Terra Film company, and was also distributed in the United States by the largest German studio UFA.
Original Release
09/26/1939
US Release
11/24/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Werner Krauss | Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow |
| Viktoria von Ballasko | Schwester Else |
| Raimund Schelcher | Kochs Assistent Dr. Fritz von Hartwig |
| Hilde Körber | Frau Göhrke |
| Theodor Loos | Kochs Assistent Dr. Georg Gaffky / Dr. Georg Gaffky |
| Otto Graf | Kochs Assistent Dr. Friedrich Löffler |
| Hildegard Grethe | Emmy Koch |
| Josef Sieber | Waldhüter Göhrke |
| Peter Elsholtz | Virchows Sekretär Dr. Karl Wetzel |
| Elisabeth Flickenschildt | Baronin von Kossin / seine Frau |
Directors
Writers
Hellmuth Unger, Lotte Neumann, Gerhard Menzel, Walter Wassermann, Paul Josef Cremers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Werner Krauss | Geheimrat Rudolf Virchow |
| Viktoria von Ballasko | Schwester Else |
| Raimund Schelcher | Kochs Assistent Dr. Fritz von Hartwig |
| Hilde Körber | Frau Göhrke |
| Theodor Loos | Kochs Assistent Dr. Georg Gaffky / Dr. Georg Gaffky |
| Otto Graf | Kochs Assistent Dr. Friedrich Löffler |
| Hildegard Grethe | Emmy Koch |
| Josef Sieber | Waldhüter Göhrke |
| Peter Elsholtz | Virchows Sekretär Dr. Karl Wetzel |
| Elisabeth Flickenschildt | Baronin von Kossin / seine Frau |
| Bernhard Minetti | Sprecher der Gesundbeter |
| Paul Bildt | Reichstagsabgeordneter Baron von Kossin / Baron von Kossin, Reichstagsabgeordneter |
| Paul Dahlke | Lehrer |
| Rolf Prasch | Kaiser Wilhelm I. |
| Paul Otto | Landrat von Hartwig |
| Rudolf Klein-Rogge | Rechnungsrat |
| Walter Werner | Amtsdiener Stübecke |
| Jakob Tiedtke | Amtsdiener Michalke |
| Friedrich Otto Fischer | Fürst Otto von Bismarck |
| Walter Bechmann | Gesundbeter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Emil Jannings | Producer |
| Gerhard Staab | Producer |
