Movie

Dilemma (1940)

• September 18, 1940
• 1h 56m

• Drama

Overview

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.

Director

Edmund Heuberger

Writers

Stefan Markus

Starring

Leopold Biberti, Marina Rainer, Fritz Schulz