Sign of the Cancer (1967): Cast
Sign of the Cancer is a 1967 crime drama directed by Juraj Herz, starring Zora Božinová as MUDr. Marie Nováková, Jiří Sovák and Ota Motyčka. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 27m (87 min)
- Director
- Juraj Herz
- Original language
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Czech - Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sign of the Cancer About?
The premise of Sign of the Cancer without spoilers.
After Dr. Hahn is found murdered in the hospital’s inspection room, investigators question his colleague and lover Dr. Marie Nováková, the nurse Jiřina with whom he had an affair, Dr. Petera whose career he hindered, a senile patient named Zima, and the clinic director. As testimony sways between truth and lies, rivalries and entanglements among the staff surface.
Sign of the Cancer Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- white coat
- male physician
- nurse
- doctor
- female doctor
- cancer
- psychotronic film
- literature on screen
- czech literature on screen
- european literature on screen
- title different than book
- 20th century literature on screen
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- crime literature on screen
- czech crime literature on screen
- murderess
- female topless nudity
- 1960s literature on screen
- european crime literature on screen
- dead body in a room
- zodiac sign in title
- strong female protagonist
- strong female character
- strong female
- female protagonist
- police investigation
- police investigator
- police detective
- old man
- womanizer
- suspicion
- colleague colleague relationship
- suspect
- murder suspect
- murderer
- secretary
- head physician
- doctor as protagonist
- doctor patient relationship
- patient
- falling to death
- animal in title
- bechdel test passed
- neo noir
- euro noir
- czech noir
- female nudity
- suicide by jumping
- photography
- murder
- jumping from a window
Sign of the Cancer Cast & Characters
Zora Božinová leads the cast as MUDr. Marie Nováková, with Jiří Sovák as MUDr. Karel Petera (voice) and Ota Motyčka as Josef Zima (voice). Directed by Juraj Herz; 70 actors are credited in all.
- Director Juraj Herz
- Zora Božinová as MUDr. Marie Nováková
- Jiří Sovák as MUDr. Karel Petera (voice)
- Ota Motyčka as Josef Zima (voice)
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Pavel Landovský
Also Starring in Sign of the Cancer
· 66 more- Milena Dvorská Nurse Kotová (voice)
- Ilja Prachař Docent
- Helena Růžičková
- Iva Janžurová
- Karel Hovorka
- Míla Myslíková
- Vladimír Hlavatý
- Václav Lohniský
- Jiří Pleskot Docent (voice)
- Karla Chadimová MUDr. Helena Hošková
- Luďa Marešová
- Stanislav Zindulka
- Alena Kreuzmannová
- Věra Tichánková
- Jan Vlček Josef Zima
- Eva Klepáčová MUDr. Helena Hošková (voice)
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- Zdeněk Štěpánek
- Libuše Havelková
- Eduard Kohout
- František Peterka
- Věra Vlčková Nurse Kotová
- Josef Langmiler
- Václav Halama
- Václav Vodák
- Ivo Gübel
- Josef Chvalina
- Lubomír Černík MUDr. Karel Petera
- Miloslav Svoboda
- Blažena Vernerová
- Jan Řeřicha
- Rudolf Veselý
- Richard Lederer
- Ema Skálová
- Karel Hruška
- Růžena Vlčková
- Petr Křiváček
- Zdeněk Mošnička
- Zdeněk Grygárek
- Ludmila Vostrčilová
- L. Kratochvíl
- Dimitrij Turčaninov
- Jindřich Blažíček
- Zuzana Kočová
- Vladimír Tvrz
- Oldřich Lepšík
- Marta Tvrzová
- Radomír Hubáček
- Jan Diviš
- Saša Grossová
- Eva Bezděková
- Zuzana Dubská
- Eva Šedivcová
- Blanka Beránková
- Marta Kosinová
- Marie Nedvědová
- Marie Vacková
- Eliška Konopisková
- Daniela Koutná
- Jaromíra Krásná
- Miloš Choutka
- Jindra Marešová
- Eva Dubovská
- Rudolf Žofka
- Václav Kácovský
- Jana Šircová
- Miroslav Nýdl
More from Juraj Herz
More films directed by Juraj Herz, best-rated first: Habermann, Passage, The Frog Prince and Wolfgang A. Mozart.
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Sign of the Cancer FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Sign of the Cancer, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sign of the Cancer?
Sign of the Cancer runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).
When was Sign of the Cancer released?
Sign of the Cancer was released on May 5, 1967.
Who directed Sign of the Cancer?
Sign of the Cancer was directed by Juraj Herz.
More films by Juraj Herz Who is in the cast of Sign of the Cancer?
Sign of the Cancer stars Zora Božinová as MUDr. Marie Nováková, Jiří Sovák as MUDr. Karel Petera (voice) and Ota Motyčka as Josef Zima (voice), among 70 credited actors.
Does Sign of the Cancer have a post-credit scene?
No. Sign of the Cancer has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Sign of the Cancer in?
The original language of Sign of the Cancer is Czech.
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