Pacientka dr. Hegla
1940, Czech. Directed by Otakar Vávra.
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...
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- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Otakar VávraDirector
- Otomar Korbelářdr. Jindřich Hegl
- Světla SvozilováHeglova manželka
- Zorka JanůEla Heglová
- Adina MandlováKarla
- Zdeňka BaldováJanotová
- Jaroslav Průchalékárník Janota
- Svatopluk BenešJUDr. Jaroslav Kříž
- Růžena ŠlemrováKřížová
- Gustav HilmarKříž
- Jožka KoldovskáIngrid
- Jana EbertováMilada
- Vilém PrunerMiladin přítel
Details
- Released
- 30 August 1940
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Otakar Vávra
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What Pacientka dr. Hegla is based on
Pacientka dr. Hegla is adapted from a novel.
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Pacientka dr. Hegla (1940) was directed by Otakar Vávra and stars Otomar Korbelář, Světla Svozilová, Zorka Janů.
What is Pacientka dr. Hegla based on?
Pacientka dr. Hegla is adapted from a novel.