The Physician of a Dying Time (1984)
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The Physician of a Dying Time (1984)
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Plot.
Series about the life of Renaissance anatomist, scholar and politic Johannes Jessenius. Already legendary series today, was produced by Czechoslovak Television Bratislava, directed by Slovak director Miroslav Luther in the first half of 80's in Barrandov Studios in Prague. The story and screenplay of the series wrote Czech writer Vladimír Körner. Five-episodes epic historical narration is a biographical story of distinguished Renaissance scholar, anatomist and politic of Slovak origin, Johannes Jessenius (Ján Jesenský, 1566–1621). It displays his life from the first studies and successes. In 1594 he became professor of surgery and anatomy on Wittenberg University, which he had attended years before. From that moment, his life went through social and personal wins and losses, to the sad end on the Prague Old Town Square gallows, among 27 noblemen, knights and burgenses, after lose Bohemian Revolt in 1621. His destiny was coupled with key events of Czech history in the break of 16th and 17th century, when Renaissance and European humanism slowly fade out.
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Cast & Crew.

Miloslav Luther
Director

Vladimír Körner
Writer

Jiří Brožek
Editor

Jiří Hlupý
Production Design

Jan Kropáček
Costume Design

Jiří Kříž
Sound

Jaroslav Trousil
Still Photographer

Marian Puobiš
Dramaturgy / Second Unit Director

Ivan Šlapeta
Director of Photography

Petr Prejda
Unit Production Manager

Věra Lukášová
Unit Production Manager

Eliška Sekavová
Unit Production Manager

Věnceslava Vrtišková
Lead Costumer

Jan Křížek
First Assistant Director

Eliška Moulisová
Assistant Director

Dagmar Zelenková
Script

Ladislav Chroust
Assistant Camera

Jiří Maxa
Assistant Camera

Bobo Sobotka
Makeup & Hair

Jiří Farkaš
Makeup & Hair

Vlasta Brijarová
Makeup & Hair

Otta Pšenička
Gaffer

Jiří Šimon
Makeup Artist

Svetozár Štúr
Original Music Composer

Mario Klemens
Conductor

Václav Hlávka
Assistant Production Design

Karel Kochman
Production Manager

Helena Friedlová
Clapper Loader

Naděžda Jirásková
Costumer

Eva Horázná
Assistant Editor

Jana Příkaská
Production Assistant

Dana Smržová
Set Decoration

Jan Petrů
Property Master

Eva Vlková
Costumer

Michal Caban
Production Assistant

Ivan Ernyei
Set Decoration

Pavel Svoboda
Set Decoration

Aleš Týbl
Production Assistant

Adolf Werner
Sound Assistant

Petr Čepek
Ján Jessenius

Emma Černá
Mária Felsia

Anna Javorková
Mária Felsia (voice)

Martin Huba
Johann Kepler

Miloš Nedbal
Fels

Jozef Kroner
Fels (voice)

Ladislav Mrkvička
Giordano Bruno

Josef Karlík
Tycho Brahe

Ivan Rajniak
Tycho Brahe (voice)

Jan Kanyza
Zdeněk Popel z Lobkovic

Lubomír Kostelka
Thurn

Rudolf Kraus
Thurn (voice)

Ilja Racek
Tilemann

Milan Lasica
Tilemann (voice)

Naďa Hejná
Old Woman

Miriam Kantorková
Innkeeper

Eva Matejková
Innkeeper (voice)

Dana Hlaváčová
Elfrieda

Milan Kňažko
Ján Jessenius (voice) / Kat Mydlář

Jela Bučková
Elfrieda (voice)

Zdeněk Srstka
Grave Robber

Peter Bzdúch
Zoltán

Raoul Schránil
Kurfirst

Jiří Wohanka
Turkish Commander

Ondřej Havelka
Student

Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf II.

Leopold Haverl
Rudolf II. (voice)

Bronislav Poloczek
Jakub

Dušan Tarageľ
Jakub (voice)

Anna Maľová
Bohunka

František Řehák
Vavrinec Benedicti

Ivan Krivosudský
Vavrinec Benedicti (voice)

Miloš Pietor
Rector Bacháček

Leoš Suchařípa
Michna

Slavomír Záhradník
Michna (voice)

Igor Čillík
Kat Mydlář (voice)

Ota Sklenčka
Václav Budovec

Elo Romančík
Václav Budovec (voice)

Mikuláš Huba
Bohuslav z Michalovic

Alfréd Swan
Ambrosius (voice) / Student

Boris Rösner
Timo

Ján Mistrík
Timo (voice)

Stano Dančiak
Kryštof Harant / Giordano Bruno (voice)

František Husák
Ostrštok

Július Vašek
Ostrštok (voice)

Václav Knop
Ferdinand II.

Ján Venéni
Ferdinand II. (voice)

Stanislava Bartošová
Polyxena z Lobkovic

Kamila Magálová
Polyxena z Lobkovic (voice)

Yvetta Kornová
Dorotka

Jana Nagyová Pulm
Dorotka (voice)

Vlastimil Venclík
Hoefnagel

Dušan Kaprálik
Hoefnagel (voice)

Bohuslav Čáp
Fabricius

Jozef Cút
Fabricius (voice)

Bohuslav Ličman
Sabinus

Rostislav Kuba
Ambrosius

Jan Kuželka
Gregorius

Milan Kiš
Gregorius (voice)

Jan Kraus
Ragged Man

Marián Zednikovič
Ragged Man (voice)

Jiří Kostka
Kaplíř zo Sulevic

Alojz Kramár
Kaplíř zo Sulevic (voice)

Milan Riehs
Pavel z Říčan

Peter Debnár
Nobleman / Drunk Man (voice)

Anton Mrvečka
Pavel z Říčan (voice)

Pavol Mikulík
Zuniga

Karel Brožek
Lippach

Milan Klacek
Lang

Marian Gallo
Lang (voice)

Vít Olmer
Slavata

Vlado Černý
Prokůpek

Peter Mikulík
Slavata (voice)

Karel Augusta
Martinic

Ivan Matulík
Martinic (voice)

Viliam Polónyi
Grave Robber (voice) / Tobias (voice) / Bell-ringer (voice)

Václav Kaňkovský
Old Man

Vladimír Kostovič
Old Man (voice)

Rudolf Pellar
Drunk Man

Táňa Fischerová
Floro

Magda Vášáryová
Floro (voice)

Jan Kačer
Šlik

Marián Slovák
Šlik (voice)

Václav Vydra
Smiřický

Ivo Gogál
Smiřický (voice)

Andrej Hryc
Melchiar

Zita Furková
Betka

František Kovár
Kampanus

Věra Tichánková
Muttrl

Oľga Vronská
Muttrl (voice)

Ladislav Křiváček
Seppl

Michal Monček
Seppl (voice)

Zuzana Kronerová
Sister Beata

Bára Štěpánová
Sister Pia

Anna Šulajová
Sister Pia (voice)

Jožka Stoklasa
Tobias

Jiří Bartoška
Friedrich Falcký

Štefan Kožka
Friedrich Falcký (voice)

Jiří Bednář
Valdštejn

Jozef Šimonovič ml.
Valdštejn (voice)

Jan Teplý
Přibík z Újezdu

Teodor Piovarči
Přibík z Újezdu (voice)

Alena Karešová
Nun

Hana Kováčiková
Nun (voice)

Jiří Prýmek
Kapr z Kaprštejna
Details.
Release Date
February 20, 1984
Original Name
Lekár umierajúceho času
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
5
Running Time
6h 9m
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
politics
prague
autopsy
religion
execution
medical profession
historical event
anatomy
reformation
renaissance
humanism
wittenberg
historical figure
Miniseries
biography
17th century
16th century
history
jan jesenius
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