Pacientka dr. Hegla

Pacientka dr. Hegla

1940 · ★ 6.5 · Drama

Pharmacist Janota's daughter, Karla, is about to get married to wealthy lawyer Jaroslav Kříž. On the day of the wedding, however, instead of the ceremony, she will have an appendectomy. After the successful procedure, the weakened Karla also develops severe pneumonia and even has a heart attack. Fortunately, she is under the care of Prague's best surgeon, MUDr. Hegl, who saves the young woman from certain death. Karla falls in love with the attractive doctor and begins seeing him. Hegl's resigned wife suffers silently from her husband's affairs in order to preserve the family. Karla's fiancé, on the other hand, cannot cope with the situation and commits suicide. When Karla becomes pregnant with Hegl, the doctor turns away from her. After all, he already has a new "patient". The girl is nevertheless determined to keep the child...

Directed by Otakar Vávra · Written by Otakar Vávra

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Otomar Korbelář dr. Jindřich Hegl
Světla Svozilová Heglova manželka
Zorka Janů Ela Heglová
Adina Mandlová Karla
Zdeňka Baldová Janotová
Jaroslav Průcha lékárník Janota
Svatopluk Beneš JUDr. Jaroslav Kříž
Růžena Šlemrová Křížová
Gustav Hilmar Kříž
Jožka Koldovská Ingrid
Jana Ebertová Milada
Vilém Pruner Miladin přítel

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