The Physician II

2025 2h 22m DE

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6.7

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6.3

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 53★6.3IMDB · 408

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Synopsis

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1050 AD: Robert Cole returns to England to bring the medical light of the Orient to his countrymen. But he fails because of the intrigues of the established London doctors, who feel threatened by the new knowledge. And it is not only the human body that is full of seemingly impenetrable secrets, the soul also holds its own mysteries.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tom Payne
Robert 'Rob' Cole
Emily Cox
Mercia
Áine Rose Daly
Ilene
Owen Teale
Godwin
Emma Rigby
Rebecca
Liam Cunningham
Canute
Aidan Gillen
Hunne
Malick Bauer
Abu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philipp Stölzl
Writers: Stewart Harcourt
Languages: German, English
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Physician Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Philipp Stölzl, shot by Frank Griebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ingo Ludwig Frenzel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marty Schenk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tom Payne and Emily Cox and Áine Rose Daly carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt32793488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philipp Stölzl directs. Frank Griebe behind the camera. Ingo Ludwig Frenzel scores. Marty Schenk cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
3Part of the "The Physician Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Philipp Stölzl, shot by Frank Griebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ingo Ludwig Frenzel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Marty Schenk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tom Payne and Emily Cox and Áine Rose Daly carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt32793488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Frank Griebe
Original score: Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
Editing: Marty Schenk
Production design: Pater Sparrow
Runtime: 142 min · 2h 22m
Status: Released
Box office: $5,270,080
Original language: DE
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: The Physician II (2025)
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 408 votes

Part of

The Physician Collection

Collection of historical drama films based on the novel of the same name by Noah Gordon. The films focus 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.