The White Disease
1937, Czech. Directed by Hugo Haas.
In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for military expansion by the fiery speeches of a dictator, the bacillus of a highly destructive form of leprosy has spread. It is called morbus Tshengi, or popularly „white disease“. The only one who has developed an effective cure for it is a physician of the poor named Galén. But he refuses to reveal the secret of his cure as long as the powerful destroy human lives through wars.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Hugo HaasDirector
- Hugo HaasDr. Galén
- Zdeněk ŠtěpánekThe Marshal
- Bedřich KarenProf. Sigelius
- Václav VydraBaron Krog
- Ladislav BoháčKrog's Nephew
- Karla OličováThe Marshal's Daughter
- Jaroslav PrůchaDr. Martin
- František SmolíkFather
- Helena FriedlováMother
- Vítězslav BočekSon
- Eva SvobodováDaughter
- Jaroslav VojtaA Patient
Details
- Released
- 21 December 1937
- Original title
- Bílá nemoc
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Hugo Haas
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What The White Disease is based on
The White Disease is based on The White Disease, a play or musical by Karel Čapek.
Play or musical
The White Disease
By Karel Čapek
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The White Disease runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The White Disease isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 December 1937. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The White Disease?
The White Disease (1937) was directed by Hugo Haas and stars Hugo Haas, Zdeněk Štěpánek, Bedřich Karen.
What is The White Disease based on?
The White Disease is based on The White Disease, a play or musical by Karel Čapek.