I swear and pledge

Movie
Original title	I swear and pledge
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1960
length	103 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Géza from Radványi
script	Stefan Olivier Peter Goldbaum Hans Gruhl
production	Peter Goldbaum
music	Hans-Martin Majewski
camera	Heinz Schnackertz
cut	Ira Oberberg
occupation
Hans-Christian Blech : Senior Physician Dr. Neugebauer Wolfgang Lukschy : Chief Physician Dr. Feldhusen Corny Collins : Gina Feldhusen, his wife Peer Schmidt : Anton Roth Ingrid van Bergen : his wife Eva Pflug : Lieselotte Neugebauer Alice Treff : Sister Thea, head midwife Maly Delschaft : Ms. Jensen Eduard Wandrey : Mr. Jensen Else Ehser : Ms. Säbisch Kate Jaenicke : Miss Rieck Siegmar Schneider : Dr. Paul Harry Wüstenhagen : Dr. Wartin Elvira Schalcher : Marianne Maurer Eva Bubat : Mrs. Ahlers Kurt Buecheler : Dr. Kruger Gisela Fritsch : Brigitte Leonhardt Horst Keitel : Klaus Maurer Giselle Vesco : Mrs. Holtmann Siegfried Schürenberg : Hospital Director Herbert Weissbach : Judge

I swear and vow is a medical melodrama written in 1959 by Géza von Radványi with Hans-Christian Blech , Wolfgang Lukschy and Corny Collins in the leading roles. The story was based on a magazine novel published by Stern .

action

The story takes place in a hospital in the still young Federal Republic at the end of the 1950s. Dr. med. Feldhusen has worked his way up to the position of chief physician, although his marriage to the daughter of an influential consul was definitely helpful in this career jump. Feldhusen is regarded as a luminary in his field. Regrettably, the recognition given to him and his social rank has gone very much to his head. Although he is a brilliant theorist, it is difficult to put his knowledge into practice. In addition, he, who tends to be arrogant, often lacks sensitivity when dealing with patients.

Senior Physician Dr. Neugebauer is the exact opposite of Feldhusen. He is also technically excellent in practice, and even clearly superior to his boss. When Feldhusen begins to make mistakes in the hospital, Neugebauer thinks he has to point them out. A dispute between the two doctors promptly ensues. Feldhusen feels offended in his honor as superior and dismisses his competent gynecologist, whereupon his wife, Lieselotte Neugebauer, turns away from her husband. The dismissal of Neugebauer has serious consequences because Dr. Feldhusen promptly makes a dramatic mistake during the next medical intervention, a delivery. Dr. Feldhusen then tried everything to cover up this mistake and to wash his stained vest white again even in court ...

Production notes

I swear and vow was occasionally shown under the second title Secret of a Women's Clinic , was made in autumn 1959 and was premiered on February 4, 1960 in the Astoria cinema in Bielefeld. Due to its critical content, the SED approved the film for a performance in the GDR. It started there on June 22, 1960.

Edgar Röll was the production manager. Emil Hasler designed the film structures, Helmut Holger the costumes. Eberhard Itzenplitz was Radvanyi's assistant director.

useful information

The film title refers to the Hippocratic oath , the guiding principle of medical ethics.

I swear and vow made it on the cover of Stern on January 23, 1960.

criticism

In the film service it says: "The routine filmed story unmistakably comes from a popular magazine novel."

Individual evidence

1. ↑ I swear and pledge. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 24, 2019 .  

Web links

• I swear and promise in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• I swear and vow at filmportal.de