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Stairway to Light is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 3 november 1945 with Wolfgang Zilzer
Stairway to Light (1945)
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Add to a movie listStairway to Light is a 1945 American short drama film directed by Sammy Lee, and was one of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series. Set in Paris during the French Revolution, it tells the story of Philippe Pinel and his efforts in pointing out that the mentally ill should not be treated as animals. It won an Academy Award in 1946 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).
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Wolfgang Zilzer
(Dr. Philippe Pinel (uncredited))
John Nesbitt
(Narrator (voice))
Gene Roth
(Hector Chevigny (uncredited))
Harry Cording
(Townsman in Montage (uncredited))
Dewey Robinson
(Head Keeper (uncredited))
Harry Wilson
(Keeper Hosing Down Patient (uncredited))
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