Robert Mayer, der Arzt aus Heilbronn (1955)
Overview
Biographical movie about Julius Robert Mayer (1814-1878), a surgeon and town doctor in Heilbronn, who studied heat for many years and was the first to correctly formulate the basic principles of the theory of mechanical heat and the principle of conservation of energy. Competing Prussian scientists laugh at him, and his life is full of misunderstandings and persecution. The film tells of his fate and his long and futile struggle for recognition of the results of his scientific work.
Cast
Emil Stöhr
Robert Mayer
Gisela Uhlen
Wilhelmine Mayer
Hilmar Thate
Dr. Bohn
Martin Flörchinger
Fritz Mayer
Walther Suessenguth
Privy Councilor Justus Liebig
Herwart Grosse
Court Councilor Ernst von Zeller
Harald Halgardt
Dr. Landerer
Kurt Mühlhardt
King Wilhelm of Württemberg
Fred Mahr
Mayor
Carola Braunbock
Patient
Fred Düren
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