Synopsis
Svyatoslav Nikolaevich Fyodorov is a world-renowned eye surgeon and a member of the Soviet elite. Director of the Moscow Research Institute of Eye Micro-Surgery, he lives in a luxurious Moscow apartment, has a chauffeur-driven car, and two horses. The film follows Professor Fyodorov as he performs his controversial operation to cure short sight, sets his West German custom-built 'conveyor-belt' operating theatre in motion, and travels to London for work and for pleasure. Fyodorov talks frankly about his hopes and ambitions and, as a privileged member of society, he can afford to be openly critical of the system.
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