The Doctor's Dilemma

19581958
ApprovedApproved
1h 39m

5.9/10

A single doctor about to be awarded a knighthood for his claim of curing tuberculosis is infatuated by a woman's beauty and charm, promising to save her husband's life, only to change his mi... Read allA single doctor about to be awarded a knighthood for his claim of curing tuberculosis is infatuated by a woman's beauty and charm, promising to save her husband's life, only to change his mind after discovering the man's immoral character.A single doctor about to be awarded a knighthood for his claim of curing tuberculosis is infatuated by a woman's beauty and charm, promising to save her husband's life, only to change his mind after discovering the man's immoral character.

5.9/10

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Director
- Anthony Asquith
Writers
- George Bernard Shaw(play "The Doctor's Dilemma")
- Anatole de Grunwald(screenplay)
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Alastair Sim in The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)

Dirk Bogarde, Felix Aylmer, Robert Morley, and Alastair Sim in The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)

Leslie Caron and John Robinson in The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)

Dirk Bogarde, Leslie Caron, and George Bernard Shaw in The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)

Leslie Caron and George Bernard Shaw in The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)

Director
- Anthony Asquith
Writers
- George Bernard Shaw(play "The Doctor's Dilemma")
- Anatole de Grunwald(screenplay)
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Mrs. Dubedat (Leslie Caron) loves and idolizes her artist husband, Louis (Sir Dirk Bogarde), but he is dying of tuberculosis. She goes to Dr. Blenkinsop (Michael Gwynn) and convinces him to save her husband. The doctor can keep only so many patients, and must choose who is worth saving, but is convinced that Louis' artistic talents make him worthy. But when he and several colleague meet Louis, they discover that he is in fact a smooth-talking money-grabbing scoundrel. They also learn that he has another wife, whom he has abandoned. So, the doctor has a problem: should he let Louis die, leaving Mrs. Dubedat with her idealized image, or save him and his artistic talents, but force her to face his bigamy and other flaws? —John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>

tuberculosis artist medical based on play

Taglines
- "What a darling widow she would make!" - Shocking Decision of the Society Doctor!
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Certificate
- Approved
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Trivia
It was once rumored, nearly two decades before, that a movie version, produced by Gabriel Pascal would have had Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller (the stars of Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (1938)) playing the lead roles.

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Featured in Film Profile: Dirk Bogarde (1961)

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8/10

Dirk In The Dark

Not much about the film itself - just a few wacky observations . . .

A very astute version of Shaw's classic play - director Anthony Asquith, allows the characters to revel in the pathos that The Doctor spills over each scene.

Although Dirk Bogarde has his comedy smirk on, his performance is utterly commanding.

A nice little quote is *when you're as old as I am it doesn't matter how old a man is when he dies* :) In the latter scenes, the high jinks continue with (poor) old Dirk in shot in the background.

The colouring of the film is quite brutal - but lends a hand to the mystery of the plot - IMHO.

A nifty film for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

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