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The White Disease is a tchecoslovaque film of genre Drama directed by Hugo Haas released in USA on 4 february 1940 with Hugo Haas

The White Disease (1937)

Bílá nemoc

The White Disease
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Released in USA 4 february 1940
Length 1h46
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Science fiction
Rating74% 3.716363.716363.716363.716363.71636

Skeleton on Horseback (Czech: Bílá nemoc) is a 1937 Czechoslovak drama film directed by and starring Hugo Haas. It revolves around an infectious disease which breaks out during a war. It is based on the play The White Disease by Karel Čapek.

Synopsis

Le maréchal Krieger, un terrible dictateur, attrape la peste blanche, une maladie contre laquelle seul le docteur Galén possède le remède pouvant amener à la guérison. Cependant, comme le docteur ne veut livrer son secret qu'en échange de la paix, le dictateur accède à sa demande et le fait venir chez lui. Galén est tué par la foule avide de guerre, mais, alors qu'il se sait perdu, le redoutable dictateur signe quand même l'armistice. Le docteur ayant heureusement partagé son savoir avec un médecin étranger, l'humanité sera sauvée.

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