El Hakim is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring O.W. Fischer, Michael Ande and Nadja Tiller. It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Göttingen Studios and on location in Egypt. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wolf Englert and Ernst Richter.
Synopsis
A young Egyptian from a poor background qualifies as a doctor after studying medicine in Cairo. He becomes a successful doctor, not losing sight of his commitment to assist the poorest in society. He encounters Aziza, who falls in love with him, but he ignores her - becoming interested instead in the sophisticated Lady Avon, whose protegee he becomes. After years in London and Paris as a society doctor, he realises that Aziza was the right woman for him.
Cast
O.W. Fischer as Ibrahim
Michael Ande as Ibrahim als Kind
Nadja Tiller as Aziza
Elisabeth Müller as Lady Avon
Giulia Rubini as Heleni
Charles Regnier as Dr. Kolali
Robert Graf as Abubakr
Jochen Blume as Dr. Ahmad
Raoul Retzer as Basch Tamargy
Tilla Durieux as Mutter des Hussni
Harald Mannl as Michaelides
Ulrich Beiger as Prinz Ali Hussni
Klaus Behrendt as Dr. Maksoud
Ilse Künkele as Miss Howard
Soliman Gendy Soliman as Omar
Gregor von Rezzori as Lord Avon
Kurt Hepperlin as Dr. Lister
Margarethe Andersen as Mrs. Cole
Anna Fischer as Mrs. Wilcox
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.