The Secret of Blood (1953)
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...
Director:
Martin Frič
Writer:
Vladimír Neff
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Vladimír Ráž as Dr. Jan Janský |
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Zdeněk Štěpánek as Prof. Kuffner |
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Jiřina Petrovická as Hedva |
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Vlastimil Brodský as Dr. Kozdera |
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Svatopluk Beneš as Dr. Regent |
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Rudolf Hrušínský as Kurzweil |
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Rudolf Deyl as Papik |
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Radovan Lukavský as Kolcava |
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Vlasta Chramostová as Kolcavova |
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Gustav Hilmar as Prof. Kyselka |
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Světla Svozilová as Kyselkova |
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Bohuš Hradil as Dr. Pluhar |
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Josef Hlinomaz as Guardian |
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Miloš Vavruška as Injured Soldier |
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Václav Trégl as Kolonka |
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Emil Bolek as Injured Comrade |
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Ilona Kubásková as Jansky's Nurse (1921) |
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František Filipovský as Doctor at Lecture |
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Bedřich Vrbský as |
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Miloš Kopecký as Lékar na prednásce |
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Jan S. Kolár as Professor |
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Rudolf Sejrek as |
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Pavel Nosek as Stana Jansky, as an adult |
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Antonín Hulínský as |
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Lubomír Lipský as Doctor at Lecture |
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Miroslav Svoboda as Soldier with Stomach Wound |
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Ladislav Kulhánek as Dr. Horak |
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Karel Houska as Secret Police Agent |
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Ada Dohnal as Secret Police Agent |
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Bohumil Machník as Commissar |
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Meda Valentová as Secretary |
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Bedřich Bozděch as Clinic Porter |
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Josef Kollár as Prísedící |
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Zdena Kožíková as Nurse |
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Jindra Hermanová as Young Woman |
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Věra Váchová as Public Health Nurse |
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František Vandas as |
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Marie Grossová as Patient |
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František Suk as |
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Josef Steigl as |
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Ludmila Hošková as |
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Josef Kemr as Aggressive Psychiatric Patient |
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Fanda Mrázek as |
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Václav Mareška as |
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Josef Kozák as Doctor at Lecture |
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Jarmila Švabíková as |
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Anita Janová as |
| Art | Bohuslav Kulič | Production Design |
| Directing | Marie Moravcová | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Josef Zora | Sound |
| Production | Ladislav Terš | Production Manager |
| Writing | Martin Frič | Screenstory |
| Camera | Bohumil Hába | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aša Teršová | Costumer |
| Production | Jaroslav Vlk | Unit Production Manager |
| Writing | Otakar Kirchner | Screenstory |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustav Hrdlička | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Screenstory |
| Directing | Rudolf Jaroš | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Otakar Pařík | Conductor |
| Writing | Vladimír Neff | Story |
| Directing | Martin Frič | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. M. Gottlieb | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jan Kohout | Editor |
| Art | Josef Pavlík | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Vladimír Neff | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jan Stallich | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Dalibor C. Vačkář | Original Music Composer |
