The Physician (2013 film)

The Physician
German movie poster
GermanDer Medicus
Directed byPhilipp Stölzl
Written by
Screenplay byJan Berger
Based onThe Physician by Noah Gordon
Produced byWolf Bauer
Nico Hofmann
Starring
CinematographyHagen Bogdanski
Edited bySven Budelmann
Music byIngo Ludwig Frenzel
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 25 December 2013 (2013-12-25) (Germany)
  • 5 December 2014 (2014-12-05) (United States)
Running time
  • 150 minutes (Theater)
  • 180 minutes[1] (TV series)
CountryGermany
LanguageEnglish
Budget$32 million
Box office$57,284,237[2]

The Physician (German: Der Medicus) is a 2013 German historical drama film based on the novel of the same name by Noah Gordon.[3] The film, co-written and directed by Philipp Stölzl, focuses on an orphan from an 11th-century English town whose mother died of side sickness. The boy vows to study medicine and decides to travel to Persia.[4]

The film stars Tom Payne, Ben Kingsley (as physician Ibn Sina), Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, and Emma Rigby in lead roles.

  1. ^ Wurm, Gerald. "Der Medicus - Eine Reise aus der Dunkelheit ins Licht - Schnittbericht: Kinofassung (Schnittberichte.com)". www.schnittberichte.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Der Medicus (The Physician) (2013)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ Haderer, Stephan (29 December 2013). "Film review: "Der Medicus" ("The Physician", GER 2013)". panopticumlight.wordpress.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via WordPress.com.
  4. ^ "Der Medicus (The Physician)". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.