The Physician of a Dying Time (Lekár umierajúceho času) 40 years old
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.
Credits
Dana Hlaváčová
Elfrieda
Bára Štěpánová
Sister Pia
Miloš Nedbal
Fels
Milan Kňažko
Kat Mydlář
Ladislav Mrkvička
Giordano Bruno
Vlado Černý
Prokůpek
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dana Hlaváčová She was 38 , now 78 years old | as Elfrieda |
| Bára Štěpánová She was 24 , now 64 years old | as Sister Pia |
| Miloš Nedbal He was 77 , 76 years old when he died | as Fels |
| Milan Kňažko He was 38 , now 78 years old | as Kat Mydlář |
| Ladislav Mrkvička He was 45 , now 85 years old | as Giordano Bruno |
| Vlado Černý He was 32 , now 72 years old | as Prokůpek |
| Jan Kuželka | as Gregorius |
| Zita Furková She was 43 , now 84 years old | as Betka |
| Václav Knop He was 34 , now 74 years old | as Ferdinand II |
| František Husák He was 47 , 55 years old when he died | as Ostrštok |
| Pavol Mikulík He was 39 , 63 years old when he died | as Zuniga |
| Věra Tichánková She was 63 , 93 years old when she died | as Muttrl |
| Mikuláš Huba He was 64 , 66 years old when he died | as Bohuslav z Michalovic |
| Vít Olmer He was 41 , now 81 years old | as Slavata |
| Rudolf Hrušínský He was 63 , 73 years old when he died | as Rudolf II |
| Ladislav Křiváček He was 43 , 48 years old when he died | as Seppl |
| Martin Huba He was 40 , now 80 years old | as Johannes Kepler |
| Ondřej Havelka He was 29 , now 69 years old | as Student (1) |
| Miloš Vavruška He was 59 , 79 years old when he died | |
| Oľga Šalagová She was 39 , now 79 years old | as Town woman (2) |
| Rudolf Hrušínský ml. He was 37 , now 77 years old | |
| Josef Karlík He was 55 , 81 years old when he died | as Tycho Brahe |
| Zuzana Kronerová She was 31 , now 72 years old | as Sister Beata |
| Petr Čepek He was 43 , 54 years old when he died | as Ján Jessenius |
| Jiří Bartoška He was 36 , now 77 years old | as Frederick V |
| Zdeněk Srstka He was 48 , 83 years old when he died | as Ghoul |
| Jan Kraus He was 30 , now 70 years old | as Rogue (1) |
| Bronislav Poloczek He was 44 , 72 years old when he died | as Jakub |
| Raoul Schránil He was 73 , 88 years old when he died | as Kurfirst |
| František Řehák He was 60 , 93 years old when he died | as Vavrinec Benedicti |
| Lubomír Kostelka He was 56 , 91 years old when he died | as Thurn |
| Jan Kanyza He was 36 , now 76 years old | as Zdeněk Popel z Lobkovic |
| Jiří Adamíra He was 57 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Bohuslav Čáp He was 58 , 71 years old when he died | as Fabricius |
| Ota Sklenčka He was 64 , 73 years old when he died | as Václav Budovec z Budova |
| Jan Kačer He was 47 , now 87 years old | as Jáchym Ondřej Šlik |
| Jan Přeučil He was 47 , now 87 years old | as Lecturer |
| Leoš Suchařípa He was 52 , 73 years old when he died | as Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic |
| Miriam Kantorková She was 48 , now 89 years old | as Innkeeper |
| Marta Richterová | as Town woman (1) |
| Peter Bzdúch He was 28 , 57 years old when he died | as Zoltán |
| Naďa Hejná She was 77 , 87 years old when she died | as Old woman |
| Václav Vydra He was 28 , now 68 years old | as Albrecht Jan Smiřický |
| Rostislav Kuba | as Ambrosius |
| Rudolf Pellar He was 60 , 87 years old when he died | as Drunk (1) |
| Boris Rösner He was 33 , 55 years old when he died | as Timo |
| Karel Augusta He was 48 , 62 years old when he died | as Martinic |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Ivan Šlapeta Crew He was 45 , now 86 years old | Cinematography |
| Jiří Brožek Editing He was 36 , now 77 years old | Editor |
| Karel Kochman Production | Producer |
| Vladimír Körner Writing He was 44 , now 84 years old | Writer |
| Miroslav Luther Directing He was 38 , now 78 years old | Director |
The Physician of a Dying Time (40 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1984-02-20
- Runtime: [369] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 5
