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Paracelsus
Paracelsus

Paracelsus

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The story of the Renaissance-era Swiss physician, alchemist and astrologer Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, better known to the world as Paracelsus.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

12 March 1943

Country

Germany

Cast

Werner Krauß

Werner Krauß

Paracelsus

Mathias Wieman

Mathias Wieman

Ulrich von Hutten

Peter Martin Urtel

Peter Martin Urtel

Famulus Johannes

Harald Kreutzberg

Harald Kreutzberg

Gaukler Fliegenbein

Fritz Rasp

Fritz Rasp

der Magister

Herbert Hübner

Herbert Hübner

Reichsgraf von Hohenried

Franz Schafheitlin

Franz Schafheitlin

Erasmus

Hilde Sessak

Hilde Sessak

Schankmädchen

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