| El Hakim | |
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| Directed by | Rolf Thiele |
| Written by | Herbert Reinecker |
| Based on | Dr. Ibrahim (novel) byJohn Knittel |
| Produced by | Luggi Waldleitner |
| Starring | O.W. Fischer Michael Ande Nadja Tiller |
| Cinematography | Klaus von Rautenfeld |
| Edited by | Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
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| Distributed by | Neue Filmverleih |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
El Hakim is a 1957 West Germandrama film directed byRolf Thiele and starringO.W. Fischer,Michael Ande andNadja Tiller.[1][2] It was shot inEastmancolor at theGöttingen Studios andon location inEgypt. The film's sets were designed by theart directorsWolf Englert andErnst Richter.
A young Egyptian from a poor background qualifies as adoctor after studyingmedicine inCairo. 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.
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