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Pacientka dr. Hegla (1940)

Directed by Otakar Vávra
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Plot

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...

Genres

Drama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titlePacientka dr. Hegla
Original languageČeský (CS)
Spoken languagesČeský
Production countriesCzechoslovakia
StatusReleased
Production companiesSlavia-film
Release date30 agosto 1940
WriterMarie Pujmanová, Otakar Vávra
EditingJan Kohout
CinematographyFerdinand Pečenka
Assistant directorsRudolf Stahl, Otakar Vávra
Camera operatorsFerdinand Pečenka
Additional photographyFerdinand Pečenka
Production designKarel Petr Adam
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Release dates

Theatrical release

XC / Aug 30, 1940

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