Dilemma

Synopsis

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

Written by

Stefan Markus

Studio

Gotthard Film

Released

18 September 1940

Genres

Drama