Dilemma(1940)
8.0(1)1h 56m1940-09-18
Drama
Overview
17-year-old Edith is celebrating at her friend's house in Zurich when she is dragged to a nightclub by the unscrupulous seducer Jean, who gets her drunk and abuses her. When she becomes pregnant, she asks her father, who is a gynecologist, to perform an abortion. He initially refuses, but eventually agrees to perform the procedure—with fatal consequences.
- Director:
- Edmund Heuberger
- Writers:
- Stefan Markus, Paul Altheer, Edmund Heuberger
- Cinematographer:
- Georges C. Stilly
- Production:
- Gotthard Film
- Status:
- Released
Cast
Leopold Biberti
Docteur Paul Férrat
Marina Rainer
Marina Rainer
Édith Férrat
Fritz Schulz
Mister Reed
Margarete Fries
Margarete Fries
Agnes
Rita Liechti
Rita Liechti
Schwester Cecilie
Maria Becker
Miss Ellen Denny
Lukas Ammann
Sterner
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