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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

“NOT A GANGSTER PICTURE BUT ...a war on the deadliest public enemy of all!”

1940 · 1 h 43 min
Directed by William Dieterle
BiographyDrama

Cast

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Plot

German scientist Paul Ehrlich makes remarkable progress in fighting syphilis despite opposition.

Sinekatalog’s take

William Dieterle's biopic, with Edward G. Robinson, is dignified and absorbing, one of the best Warner Bros. science biographies.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (2,032 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.