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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304525111
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6304525117
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: June 09, 1997
Running Time: 103 minutes
Sales Rank: 6174
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: March 02, 1940
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - MASTERFUL EDWARD G. ROBINSON PERFORMANCE & BRILLIANT SCREENPLAY!
I knew that Edward G. Robinson was an exciting performer, but never did I realize how masterful he was until I saw him in this wonderful role. The story is truly fascinating. The screenplay is sheer brilliance. Ruth Gordon excudes poise and sensitivity too. In fact, all the performers, are very well cast in this wonderful film. This movie is outstanding ~ a definite must see. You will be not only be fascinated and intrigued, but become so very well-educated about the pioneers of science regarding ... Read More
Rating: - 606 is the magic number...
Tugs at the heart-strings. A compassion-laden film about a true-life German Doctor seeking the cure to some of the world's worst ailments, including syphilis, polio and influenza.
When an epidemic hits the country, he goes about pulling out all the stops to find a so-called "magic bullet" as a veritable cure-all, and finally accomplishes his goal in pill 606, named after the number of tries to perfect this ideal drug. After some unfortunate losses in a few allergic reactions, despite his ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing !
Amazing !!! that a top-quality movie such as this is not out on DVD.
Rating: - Excellent Warners biography of famed chemist.
Edward G. Robinson should have netted an Oscar nom for his finest screen portrayal - as the dedicated chemist and researcher, Paul Ehrlich. This is one of the great Warners screen biographies (THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR, THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA, MADAME CURIE). The screenplay is literate and absorbing. The acting is excellent, the direction tight. Ehrlich introduced the idea of treatment with chemical substances and developed a cure for both diptheria and syphillis. The screenplay was deservedly ... Read More
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