Scalpel, Please
“Theoretical chance is not enough...”
1986•1h 54m•7.6•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Jiří Svoboda
Writer
Jiří Svoboda
Languages
Czech
Studio
Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast
Miroslav Macháček
Surgeon
Jana Brejchová
Barbara Brylska
Med. assistant
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Ondřej Pavelka
Jana Krausová
Emma Černá
Daniel Krcho
Radovan Lukavský
Věra Galatíková
Štefan Mišovic
Jakub Zdeněk
Uzlík
Václav Mareš
František Řehák
Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková
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