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The Iron Lung

Step into the halls of the prestigious Berlin hospital, Charité. Home to many of history’s great medical pioneers, the fictionalized lives of doctors, nurses and patients become intertwined in this charming, award-winning depiction. From Walter Presents, in German with English subtitles.

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The Iron Lung

Season 3 Episode 1 | 48m 11s

As doctors and medical personnel leave the GDR for West Berlin, Dr. Ella Wendt is transferred to Charite. Despite the hardships in the East, Ella is excited by the chance to work with the renowned serologist and pathologist Otto Prokop

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