I still get emails every day from new and old readers of “The Physician”. The publication of the book in Germany and in Spain, and later in a host of other countries, brought an army of readers to my work and literally changed my life and the lives of my family. “The Physician” has played a major role in my career. I have never had a yearning that my work would end up on the screen, nor any expectation, and certainly not 27 years after the publication of my novel. Noah Gordon: It is exciting to have a movie that springs, at least in part, from characters and situations conceived and born in my own mind. How does it feel to know that “Der Medicus” (“The Physician”) will be opening in theaters soon? Did you even expect this to happen, so long after the novel was published? What role has the book played in your life, and what role does it currently play? In the interview Gordon discusses what the movie version, 27 years after the book was published in the United States, means for him and to what extent the subject matter of the film and the novel is still relevant. In the lead-up to the movie’s world premiere on 16 December in Berlin, the Editors form Bertelsmann spoke with Noah Gordon.
The film will also be shown in Spain, Austria, Switzerland and Russia, with other countries to follow. On Christmas Day, the movie based on the international bestseller opens in theaters – UFA Cinema’s biggest project to date. It tells the fascinating story of young Rob Cole, who makes his way from 11th century England to Persia to study medicine and become the “Physician” of the title.
Since it was first published in 1986, the historical novel “The Physician” has captivated millions of readers, especially in Germany and Spain.
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