Auf Messers Schneide - Eine Geschichte der Chirurgie

Auf Messers Schneide - Eine Geschichte der Chirurgie (2024)

July 20th, 20240h 0min

Documentary, History, TV Movie
80%

Overview

The documentary tells the exciting story of the beginnings of surgery through to its specialization - a fascinating journey through time from the Stone Age with the first skull openings through antiquity and the early modern era to the first heart operation. The film was shot at the most important locations in the history of surgery - including Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Hungary and the USA. The film contains fascinating and partly unpublished archive material.


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