Scalpel, Please
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- Runtime
- 114 mins
A psychological drama exploring the notion of the doctor as a moral authority, who within the framework of their everyday work must face questions of life and death. The film is adapted from a novel by Valja Stýblová, in which the author draws upon her personal experiences as a former neurosurgeon. The protagonist of this drama is an ageing professor, based at a Prague neurological clinic, who is haunted by issues concerning his own principles and values, and also by the case of a young patient, Víťa, afflicted with an inoperable tumour.
A psychological drama exploring the notion of the doctor as a moral authority, who within the framework of their everyday work must face questions of life and death. The film is adapted from a novel by Valja Stýblová, in which the author draws upon her personal experiences as a former neurosurgeon. The protagonist of this drama is an ageing professor, based at a Prague neurological clinic, who is haunted by issues concerning his own principles and values, and also by the case of a young patient, Víťa, afflicted with an inoperable tumour.
Cast
- Miroslav Macháček
- Jana Brejchová
- Barbara Brylska
- Radoslav Brzobohatý
- Ondřej Pavelka
- Jana Krausová
- Emma Černá
- Daniel Krcho
- Radovan Lukavský
- Věra Galatíková
- Štefan Mišovic
- Jakub Zdeněk
- Václav Mareš
- František Řehák
- Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková
- Helga Čočková
- Marie Durnová
- Josef Abrhám
- Jana Vychodilová
- Eva Hodinová
- József Ropog
- Ladislav Goral
- Michal Ličartovský
- Alena Siváková
- Mária Čižárová
- Luboš Veselý
- Josef Šebek
- Zora Kerova
- Stanislava Bartošová
- Svatopluk Matyáš
- Lenka Machoninová
- Ladislav Křiváček
- Rudolf A. Rosenfelder
- Rostislav Kuba
- Ladislav Balous
- Petra Jindrová
- Václav Helliman
- Jaroslav Plas
- Michal Tichý
- Vladimír Zábrodský
- Vladimír Beneš
- František Uhlíř
- Eduard Spáčil
- Ivan Dominák
- Monika Franková
- Soňa Macková
- Martin Pastor
- Evžen Drtina
- Patrik Nývlt
- Dana Samková
- Milan Kříž
- Lenka Maňasová
- Helena Karasová
- Soňa Obernauerová
- Pavel Vaněk
- Jiří Němeček
Director
- Jiří Svoboda
Producers
Screenwriter
- Jiří Svoboda
