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
Miroslav Macháček
as Surgeon
Jana Brejchová
Barbara Brylska
as Med. assistant
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Ondřej Pavelka
Jana Krausová
Emma Černá
Radovan Lukavský
Věra Galatíková
František Řehák
Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková
Helga Čočková
Marie Durnová
as Zita
Josef Abrhám
Luboš Veselý
Zora Kerova
Stanislava Bartošová
Svatopluk Matyáš
Ladislav Křiváček
Rostislav Kuba
Vladimír Beneš
Jiří Němeček
as Old Carda (voice)
