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