

Scalpel, Please
1 hour 54 minutes1986-03-01
7.3
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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.
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

Helga Čočková

Marie Durnová
Zita

Josef Abrhám

Jana Vychodilová

Eva Hodinová

József Ropog
Old Carda

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
Camera Operator

Jaroslav Plas

Michal Tichý

Vladimír Zábrodský

Vladimír Beneš

František Uhlíř
Musician

Eduard Spáčil
Musician

Ivan Dominák
Musician

Monika Franková
Dancer

Soňa Macková
Dancer

Martin Pastor
Dancer

Evžen Drtina
Dancer

Patrik Nývlt
Dancer

Dana Samková
Dancer

Milan Kříž
Dancer

Lenka Maňasová
Dancer

Helena Karasová
Dancer

Soňa Obernauerová
Dancer

Pavel Vaněk
Dancer
