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Dilemma

1940 • 1h56m Drama

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Edmund Heuberger

Screenplay

Stefan Markus

Cast

Leopold Biberti

Marina Rainer

Fritz Schulz

Release date

9/18/1940

Status

Released

Origin country

DE

CH