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The Secret of Blood (1953)

The Secret of Blood (1953)

Drama History
Release Date: 1953, December 25
Directors: Martin Frič
Countries: Czechoslovakia
Production: Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
Cast: Rudolf Hrušínský, Lubomír Lipský, Vlastimil Brodský, Vlasta Chramostová, Radovan Lukavský, Miloš Kopecký, Josef Kemr, Svatopluk Beneš, Miloš Vavruška, Vladimír Ráž, František Filipovský, Karel Houska

Overview:

A biographical film about a Czech doctor, Dr. Jánský. The athletically inclined medic Jánský successfully completes his studies. He wants to become a surgeon, but finds himself in Professor Kuffner's psychiatric clinic, where, together with his colleague Kozdera, he tries to uncover the connection between blood clotting and mental illness. They make the surprising discovery that human blood can be divided into four groups and thus prevent it from clotting during transfusions. However, Jánský's discovery is met with misunderstanding by the Czech medical community...

Keywords:

biography 1900s