
In this film, the wife of a renowned doctor becomes ill with multiple sclerosis. Trying to spare her beloved husband the ordeal, the woman turns to a family friend, Dr. Lang, to help end her life. When this doctor declines to help with the assisted suicide, however, she is forced to turn to her husband. After much soul-searching, Dr. Heyt, her husband, assists in her suicide. The act, however, is witnessed by a chambermaid, who reports him to the police. Dr. Heyt is put on trial for murder and, at first, Dr. Lang testifies against him in court. Soon, however, Dr. Lang is faced with a similar case in his professional practice and this, along with Dr. Heyt’s impassioned performance in court, convinces Dr. Lang that, in some instances, mercy killing may be the right thing to do.
Directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
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Cast

Heidemarie Hatheyer
Hanna Heyt

Paul Hartmann
Professor Dr. Thomas Heyt

Mathias Wieman
Dr. Bernhard Lang

Margarete Haagen
Berta Link

Albert Florath
Prof. Schlüter
Ilse Fürstenberg
Marie Günther

Karin Evans
Erna Balg

Hans Nielsen
Dr. Höfer

Franz Schafheitlin
Rechtsanwalt Straten

Erich Ponto
Prof. Werther

Ernst Sattler
Major a.D. Döring
Just Scheu
Dr. Scheu
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