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The Physician is a 2013 German adventure, historical, and drama film directed by Philipp Stölzl and written by Noah Gordon. It is based on the novel of the same name and produced by Nico Hofmann’s UFA, with Pixomondo, CinePostproduction, Cine Mobil, ARD, and ARD Degeto involved in production. The movie features Ben Kingsley, Emma Rigby, Olivier Martinez, and Stellan Skarsgård in the cast.
Filmed in Berlin, the narrative is set in Iran and centers on characters Avicenna and Muhammad ibn Rustam Dushmanziyar. Distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix via video on demand, the film has a runtime of 155 minutes. It was released on January 1, 2013, and December 25, 2013. The production had a budget of 36,000,000 and generated revenue of 57,284,237.
The film holds a vote average of 7.334 on TMDb and a rating of 7.2 on IMDb. It is part of The Physician Collection and is described with the tagline "A journey out of darkness into light." The work is in English and has been assessed under the Bechdel test criteria.
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7.3England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
Cast
- Tom Payne as Robert 'Rob' Cole
- Stellan Skarsgård as Barber
- Olivier Martinez as Shah Ala ad Daula
- Emma Rigby as Rebecca
- Ben Kingsley as Ibn Sina
- Elyas M'Barek as Karim
Themes
- based on novel or book
- persia
- jew persecution
- historical figure
- religious fundamentalism
- teacher student relationship
- middle ages (476-1453)
- medieval
- black death
- medical student
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Physician
- Director
- Philipp Stölzl
- Producer
- Nico Hofmann
- Production company
- UFA
- Narrative location
- Iran
- Filming location
- Berlin
- Duration
- 150
- FilmAffinity ID
- 356759
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- movies.universal-pictures-international-germany.de/medicus/web2
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- publication date
- 2013-12-25
- title
- The Physician
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- characters
- Muhammad ibn Rustam Dushmanziyar
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