Albert Schweitzer

Journey into the soul of a healer with Albert Schweitzer, a stirring archival film where Albert Schweitzer’s own words, voiced by Frederic March’s rich timbre, weave his life from birth in 1875 to his pivotal choice at 30 to found a jungle hospital. This mid-century gem—introduced by Burgess Meredith’s warm commentary penned by Thomas Bruce Morgan, scored by Alex Wilder’s haunting notes—unfurls in Alsace, then leaps to Lambaréné’s lush embrace. The camera hums—a typical day dawns: Schweitzer tends patients, his hands gentle on fevered brows; greets natives with a nod, tours a leper village with quiet grace, romps with antelopes, tinkles the piano, and scribes philosophy by lantern glow. Grainy yet vivid, it’s a mid-20th-century ode to reverence for life. Archival Moments revives this noble reel—subscribe to heal through more from the reels of history!