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Dilemma

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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.

Directed byEdmund Heuberger

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 56m
Language: DE
Released: September 18, 1940

Studios

Gotthard Film

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited

Starring

Leopold Biberti

Leopold Biberti

Docteur Paul Férrat

Marina Rainer

Édith Férrat

Fritz Schulz

Fritz Schulz

Mister Reed

Margarete Fries

Agnes

Rita Liechti

Schwester Cecilie

Maria Becker

Maria Becker

Miss Ellen Denny

Lukas Ammann

Lukas Ammann

Sterner

Creative team

Directed by: Edmund Heuberger
Written by: Stefan Markus

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