Scalpel, Please

Movie

Scalpel, Please

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.

Date: 03/01/1986

Rating: 7.3

Cast: Miroslav Macháček, Jana Brejchová, Barbara Brylska, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Ondřej Pavelka, Jana Krausová, Emma Černá, Daniel Krcho, Radovan Lukavský, Věra Galatíková, Štefan Mišovic, Jakub Zdeněk, Václav Mareš, František Řehák, Eva Trejtnarová-Hudečková, Helga Čočková, Marie Durnová, Josef Abrhám, Jana Vychodilová, Eva Hodinová, József Ropog, Ladislav Goral, Michal Ličartovský, Alena Siváková, Mária Čižárová, Luboš Veselý, Josef Šebek, Zora Kerova, Stanislava Bartošová, Svatopluk Matyáš, Lenka Machoninová, Ladislav Křiváček, Rudolf A. Rosenfelder, Rostislav Kuba, Ladislav Balous, Petra Jindrová, Václav Helliman, Jaroslav Plas, Michal Tichý, Vladimír Zábrodský, Vladimír Beneš, František Uhlíř, Eduard Spáčil, Ivan Dominák, Monika Franková, Soňa Macková, Martin Pastor, Evžen Drtina, Patrik Nývlt, Dana Samková, Milan Kříž, Lenka Maňasová, Helena Karasová, Soňa Obernauerová, Pavel Vaněk, Jiří Němeček

Miroslav Macháček