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Charité S3E1 — Iron lung
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Charité•Season 3•Episode 1

Iron lung

6.7/10 · 95 votesJan 12, 202145 min

Ranked #6 of 6 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

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East Berlin in the summer of 1961: Dr. Ella Wendt is transferred from Senftenberg to the Charité to ensure health care. Doctors and nursing staff leave the GDR en masse for West Berlin.

Seasons4

Season 3 Episodes6

Cast13

Nina Gummich

Nina Gummich

Dr. Ella Wendt

Nina Kunzendorf

Nina Kunzendorf

Dr. Ingeborg Rapoport

Philipp Hochmair

Philipp Hochmair

Otto Prokop

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Helmut Kraatz

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Dr. Alexander Nowack

Franz Hartwig

Franz Hartwig

Curt Bruncken

Patricia Meeden

Patricia Meeden

Schwester Ariana

Hildegard Schroedter

Hildegard Schroedter

Gerda

Uwe Preuss

Uwe Preuss

Fritz Krug

Thimo Meitner

Thimo Meitner

Wittenberg

Anatole Taubman

Anatole Taubman

Prof. Dr. Mitja Rapoport

Nicholas Reinke

Nicholas Reinke

Lehmann

Crew4

T

Thomas Laue

Writer

C

Christine Hartmann

Writer

S

Stefan Dähnert

Writer

C

Christine Hartmann

Director

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Episode Summary

"Iron lung" is episode 1 of Charité season 3. It scored 6.7/10 from 95 votes, ranking #6 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Christine Hartmann and written by Thomas Laue, Christine Hartmann, Stefan Dähnert, it aired on January 12, 2021.