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Scalpel, Please

Scalpel, Please

★ 7.6/10•1986•1h 54m•Drama

Theoretical chance is not enough...

An aging professor at a Prague neurological clinic is forced to confront his personal values and the harsh boundaries of medical science. Already burdened by the ultimate questions of life and death, his ethical convictions are put to the test by Víťa, a young patient with an inoperable tumor.

Jiří Svoboda · Director

Jiří Svoboda · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 54m
LanguageCS
Release DateMar 1, 1986

Actors

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

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

Věra Galatíková

Věra Galatíková

Štefan Mišovic

Jakub Zdeněk

Uzlík

Václav Mareš

František Řehák

František Řehák

Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková

Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková

Helga Čočková

Helga Čočková

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