Die englische Krankheit

Die englische Krankheit

Translated Title(s):
English disease
Contributor(s):
Ewerbeck, Betina.
Reichsgesundheitsführung (Germany)
UFA (Firm)
Publication:
[Germany] : Reichsgesundheitsführung, 1941
Language(s):
German
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Rickets
Child
Infant
Abstract:
Made during World War II by the German Ministry of Health in collaboration with UFA, Germany's largest movie studio, this short film combines Nazi propaganda with a discussion of the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of rickets in infants and young children. The film begins with a dark procession of deformed people, suffering from rickets, superimposed on a map of Great Britain. It then switches to more conventional health education. Since Vitamin D and sunlight are important in promoting proper bone growth, it argues, a regimen of healthy eating and exposure to sunlight and air is recommended. Animated diagrams and x-rays are shown, along with a clinic, where doctors and nurses check babies for proper growth. Subtitles added to the digitized film by Leonhard Link, 2015.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
013 min.
Color:
Black and white
Sound:
Sound
Credits:
Manuskript u. Beratung, Betina Ewerbeck ; Musik, Rudolph Perak ; Kamera, Gerhard Müller ; Regie, Kurt Stefan.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
100965356 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
47251533
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/100965356