Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: Facing Death

Groundbreaking psychiatrist and author Elisabeth Kübler-Ross dedicated her career to working with the incurably ill. In this intimate documentary filmed near the end of her life, Kübler-Ross relates her life story, from childhood to her final years. Friends, family members and colleagues weigh in with insightful observations and share their memories of this remarkable woman whose innovative concepts helped spawn the field of thanatology.

Directed by Stefan Haupt

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Cast

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Herself

Erika Faust-Kübler

Herself

Eva Bacher-Kübler

Herself

Mwalimu Imara

Himself

Eleni Haupt

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Hanspeter Müller

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Claudia Wicki

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