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The film, co-written and directed by Philipp Stölzl, focuses on an orphan from an 11th-century English town whose mother died of side sickness. The boy vows to study medicine and decides to travel to Persia. The film stars Tom Payne, Ben Kingsley (as physician Ibn Sina), Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, and Emma Rigby in lead roles.
Dec 5, 2014 · The Physician: Directed by Philipp Stölzl. With Tom Payne, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, Emma Rigby. In 11th-century Persia, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Philipp Stölzl
- 2014-12-05
Director Philipp Stölzl adapts author Noah Gordon's novel about an 11th-century orphan who devotes his life to conquering death after his mother perishes when he is just a child, leaving him to fend for himself in an English mining town. In his quest to become a physician, the young boy studies medicine under renowned Persian expert Ibn Sina.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations Main articles: The Physician (2013 film) and El médico While Gordon's novel was not a huge hit in the U.S., it topped best-seller lists across continental Europe and a motion picture was in development in Europe for UFA Cinema and Universal Pictures .
Dec 6, 2014 · Film Review: ‘The Physician’. Arriving in U.S. theaters a week before 'Exodus,' this robust period epic offers a more skeptical view of religion's role in world history. By Peter Debruge. For...
Dec 5, 2014 · Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on December 31, 2022. England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, 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 ...
Release: 25 December 2013 (Germany) IMDB: Director: Philipp Stölzl Writers: Jan Berger, Noah Gordon (novel) Stars: Emma Rigby, Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgård.
