The Secret of Blood
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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...
Status: Released
Released Date: 1953-12-25
Runtime: 108 mins
Director: Martin Frič
Spoken language: Český
Genres: Drama, History
Original title: The Secret of Blood
Production Companies: Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
Production Countries: Czechoslovakia
Cast
Vladimír Ráž
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Jiřina Petrovická
Vlastimil Brodský
Svatopluk Beneš
Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Deyl
Radovan Lukavský
Vlasta Chramostová
Gustav Hilmar
Světla Svozilová
Bohuš Hradil
Josef Hlinomaz
Miloš Vavruška
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