
Memorable moments from the life of the Catholic priest and naturopath from Wörishofen (1821-1897). The film depicts the successes of his hydrotherapy methods, his hostility from conventional medicine, and his rehabilitation by Pope Leo XIII.

as Sebastian Kneipp

as Erzherzog Joseph

as Aglaya

as Hans v. Faber

as Sebastiana

as Anna

as Papst Leo XIII

as Der Kardinal

as Fr. Hoferer

as Prof. v. Ziemssen

as Dr. Schmidt

as Dr. Baumgarten

as Semmelbauer

as Bischof Pankratius

as Kammerdiener Ledl


as Fraua Beda

as Beda


as Heini

as Amtsrichter





as Patient of Kneipp

as Vittorio