The Physician of a Dying Time
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Feb 20, 1984
Doctor Vitenbergicus Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Feb 27, 1984
Anatomia Pragensis Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Mar 5, 1984
Stellis vinctus Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Mar 12, 1984
Theatrum mundis Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Mar 19, 1984
Via Doloris Episode 5
5 episodes in Season 1
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
118 people
Petr Čepek
Ján Jessenius
Known for
Faust
The Valley of the Bees
Martin Huba
Johann Kepler
Known for
Lunacy
I Served the King of England
Lubomír Kostelka
Thurn
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Rudolf Kraus
Thurn (voice)
Also in
Výmysly uja Elektróna
Pasca
Milan Kňažko
Ján Jessenius (voice) / Kat Mydlář
Known for
Hostel: Part II
Jan Kanyza
Zdeněk Popel z Lobkovic
Also in
Hospoda
The Flying Cestmir
Leoš Suchařípa
Michna
Also in
The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun
Ene bene
Slavomír Záhradník
Michna (voice)
Also in
Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe
A. C. Dupin zasahuje
Ota Sklenčka
Václav Budovec
Known for
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Elo Romančík
Václav Budovec (voice)
Known for
Witchhammer
Mikuláš Huba
Bohuslav z Michalovic
Also in
The Last Witch
Na baňu klopajú
Bohuslav Čáp
Fabricius
Also in
A Prague Underworld
My Companions in the Bleak House
Miloslav Luther Director · Vladimír Körner Writer Svetozár Štúr Composer
Total runtime 30h 45m · Episode length 369 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
February 20, 1984
Final episode
March 19, 1984
Status
Ended
Country
XC
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
369 min
Total runtime
30h 45m
Original language
Slovak
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Československá televízia Bratislava
Production
XC
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lekár umierajúceho času
Spoken on screen
Slovak
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