Woman Doctors (1984)
"Ärztinnen" (original title)

Dr. Lydia Kowalenko loses her job at a pharmaceutical company after she refuses to cover up the shortcomings of certain captive preparations that have already cost lives. Through ... See full summary »

Director:

Horst Seemann

Writers:

Rolf Hochhuth (play), Horst Seemann

Stars:

Judy Winter, Inge Keller, Walter Reyer

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judy Winter	...	Dr. Katia Michelsberg
Inge Keller	...	Dr. Lydia Kowalenko
Walter Reyer	...	Dr. Riemenschild
Rolf Hoppe	...	Dr. Boeblinger
Daniel Jacob	...	Thomas 'Tom' Michelsberg
Michael Gwisdek	...	Dr. Werner Michelsberg
Käthe Reichel	...	Dr. Plauner
Wolfgang Dehler	...	Kuno
Horst Schulze	...	Oberstaatsanwalt Bitterim
John Harryson	...	Dr. Johanson
Barbara Dittus	...	Sekretärin
Christoph Engel	...	Dr. Zillner
Hartmut Puls	...	Dr. Haase
Leon Niemczyk	...	Polnischer Arzt
Gerlinde Bölke	...	Gunhild Klippel

Storyline

Dr. Lydia Kowalenko loses her job at a pharmaceutical company after she refuses to cover up the shortcomings of certain captive preparations that have already cost lives. Through connections, she soon finds herself a new position. Shortly afterwards, however, her old boss gets her back under his wing again due to a company merger. This time around, she begins to conform. Her daughter Katia, also a doctor, is unscrupulously intent on pursuing her own career from the outset. Driven by her research ambitions, she carries out an unnecessary operative intervention in the clinic on a female patient who then dies from the operation's complications. Katia's son Thomas, who also wants to become a doctor, works as an assistant in the pathology department. He witnesses how the case is covered up and how litigation by the clinic director is quickly forestalled. When Thomas has an accident, he dies in the hospital before the eyes of his relatives, who do not know whether he succumbed to his ...

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | medical | based on play

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

East Germany West Germany Sweden Switzerland

Language:

German

Release Date:

26 May 1984 (East Germany)

Also Known As:

Woman Doctors

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deutsche Film (DEFA), Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Monopol Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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