Drama · Switzerland · 1940 · 1h 56m

Dilemma

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Director
Edmund Heuberger
Cast
Leopold Biberti as Docteur Paul Férrat Marina Rainer as Édith Férrat Fritz Schulz as Mister Reed Margarete Fries as Agnes Rita Liechti as Schwester Cecilie Maria Becker as Miss Ellen Denny
Crew
Georges C. Stilly — Director of Photography Georges C. Stilly — Editor Stefan Markus — Writer Alexandre Lochakoff — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
abortion
Key Collaborators
Edmund Heuberger Director Georges C. Stilly Director of Photography Georges C. Stilly Editor Stefan Markus Writer Alexandre Lochakoff Production Design
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