Scalpel, Please
Skalpel, prosím
Release: 1986-03-01
·Runtime: 114m
·★ 7.3
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Production Companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast
Vladimír Beneš
Emma Černá
Zora Kerova
Radovan Lukavský
Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková
Jiří Němeček
as Old Carda (voice)
Ondřej Pavelka
Věra Galatíková
Ladislav Křiváček
Helga Čočková
Josef Abrhám
Svatopluk Matyáš
Jana Krausová
František Řehák
Marie Durnová
as Zita
Rostislav Kuba
Miroslav Macháček
as Surgeon
Jana Brejchová
Stanislava Bartošová
Barbara Brylska
as Med. assistant
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Luboš Veselý
