The Secret of Blood

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...

Cast

Vladimír Ráž

Dr. Jan Janský

Zdeněk Štěpánek

Prof. Kuffner

Jiřina Petrovická

Hedva

Vlastimil Brodský

Dr. Kozdera

Svatopluk Beneš

Dr. Regent

Rudolf Hrušínský

Kurzweil

Rudolf Deyl

Papik

Radovan Lukavský

Kolcava

Vlasta Chramostová

Kolcavova

Gustav Hilmar

Prof. Kyselka

Světla Svozilová

Kyselkova

Bohuš Hradil

Dr. Pluhar