Auf Messers Schneide - Eine Geschichte der Chirurgie

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 The film contains fascinating and partly unpublished archive material.

Top Cast

Rachel Kalisher

Self, bioarchaeologist

Zsolt Bereczki

Self

Ira Rutkow

Self

Marion Rusinger

Self

Jean-Noël Fabiani-Salmon

Self