Paracelsus

Name: Paracelsus
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1943-03-12
Rating: 6.1

DramaHistory1h 46m

6.1/10

6.1

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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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6 reviews · 4 critics · 1 fan

5 fresh · 0 rotten

Lauren Humphries-Brooks

RTCitizen DameDec 23, 2020

Is this a humanist attempt to undercut Nazi ideology? Perhaps. Is it a propaganda piece valorizing Germany and its perceived place in history? Perhaps.

Nicholas Bell

RTIONCINEMA.comJul 29, 2020

As Paracelsus, Werner Krauss steals the show as the titular scientist speaking truth to power in a performance which deserves similar acclaim to his signature role in 1920's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Sarah Boslaugh

RTTheArtsStlJun 30, 2020

Lacking artistic freedom, Pabst may have decided that the best thing he could do would be to smuggle some subversive material into his films, right under the censor's nose...

Dennis Schwartz

RTDennis Schwartz Movie ReviewsMay 7, 2016

The Pabst film is ambiguous about its mystic subject.