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A Way in the Wilderness

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This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed hundreds of thousands in the southern United States.…

DirectorFred Zinnemann
WriterHerman Boxer
ProducerJohn Nesbitt

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Cast · Directed by Fred Zinnemann

JN
John Nesbitt
Narrator
SSShepperd Strudwick
Shepperd Strudwick
Dr. Joseph Goldberger
BBBarbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
EHEdward Hearn
Edward Hearn
Prisoner (uncredited)
WM
Wally Maher
Second Doctor at Prison (uncredited)

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A Way in the Wilderness — streaming FAQ

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A Way in the Wilderness hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 10, 1940. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.

Is A Way in the Wilderness based on a true story?

Yes — A Way in the Wilderness is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).