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Scalpel, Please
Scalpel, Please

Scalpel, Please

Theoretical chance is not enough...

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

01 March 1986

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Miroslav Macháček

Miroslav Macháček

Surgeon

Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová

Barbara Brylska

Barbara Brylska

Med. assistant

Radoslav Brzobohatý

Radoslav Brzobohatý

Ondřej Pavelka

Ondřej Pavelka

Jana Krausová

Jana Krausová

Emma Černá

Emma Černá

Daniel Krcho

Daniel Krcho

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

Věra Galatíková

Věra Galatíková

Štefan Mišovic

Štefan Mišovic

Jakub Zdeněk

Jakub Zdeněk

Uzlík

Václav Mareš

Václav Mareš

František Řehák

František Řehák

Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková

Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková

Helga Čočková

Helga Čočková

Marie Durnová

Marie Durnová

Zita

Josef Abrhám

Josef Abrhám

Jana Vychodilová

Jana Vychodilová

Eva Hodinová

Eva Hodinová

József Ropog

József Ropog

Old Carda

Ladislav Goral

Ladislav Goral

Michal Ličartovský

Michal Ličartovský

Alena Siváková

Alena Siváková

Mária Čižárová

Mária Čižárová

Luboš Veselý

Luboš Veselý

Josef Šebek

Josef Šebek

Zora Kerova

Zora Kerova

Stanislava Bartošová

Stanislava Bartošová

Svatopluk Matyáš

Svatopluk Matyáš

Lenka Machoninová

Lenka Machoninová

Ladislav Křiváček

Ladislav Křiváček

Rudolf A. Rosenfelder

Rudolf A. Rosenfelder

Rostislav Kuba

Rostislav Kuba

Ladislav Balous

Ladislav Balous

Petra Jindrová

Petra Jindrová

Václav Helliman

Václav Helliman

Camera Operator

Jaroslav Plas

Jaroslav Plas

Michal Tichý

Michal Tichý

Vladimír Zábrodský

Vladimír Zábrodský

Vladimír Beneš

Vladimír Beneš

František Uhlíř

František Uhlíř

Musician

Eduard Spáčil

Eduard Spáčil

Musician

Ivan Dominák

Ivan Dominák

Musician

Monika Franková

Monika Franková

Dancer

Soňa Macková

Soňa Macková

Dancer

Martin Pastor

Martin Pastor

Dancer

Evžen Drtina

Evžen Drtina

Dancer

Patrik Nývlt

Patrik Nývlt

Dancer

Dana Samková

Dana Samková

Dancer

Milan Kříž

Milan Kříž

Dancer

Lenka Maňasová

Lenka Maňasová

Dancer

Helena Karasová

Helena Karasová

Dancer

Soňa Obernauerová

Soňa Obernauerová

Dancer

Pavel Vaněk

Pavel Vaněk

Dancer

Jiří Němeček

Jiří Němeček

Old Carda (voice)

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