Dutiful, sinister and proud--doctors on the silver screen
Brandwagt, M.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 155(51): A3969
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 22200147 Document Number: 655851
Apart from documentaries and a few other exceptions, the history of film is not an area where one will find a realistic view of medicine. The vast majority of physicians appearing in films are insane, megalomaniac and often extremely dangerous. Even so, that leads to films which are worth watching.