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That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. In 1939, at the 11th Academy Awards, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).[1][2]
That Mothers Might Live | |
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Directed by | Fred Zinnemann |
Written by | Herman Boxer |
Produced by | John Nesbitt |
Starring | Shepperd Strudwick |
Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
Music by | David Snell |
Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The short is a brief account of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and his discovery of the need for cleanliness in 19th-century maternity wards, thereby significantly decreasing maternal mortality, and of his struggle to gain acceptance of his idea.[3] Although Semmelweis ultimately failed in his lifetime, later scientific luminaries advanced his work in spirit like microbiologist Louis Pasteur, who provided a scientific theoretical explanation of Semmelweis' observations by helping develop the germ theory of disease, and Dr. Joseph Lister, who revolutionized medicine by putting Pasteur's research to practical use.
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