The Physician of a Dying Time

The story

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.

Cast

M Milan KňažkoJán Jessenius (voice) · Kat Mydlář P Petr ČepekJán Jessenius M Martin HubaJohann Kepler L Lubomír KostelkaThurn R Rudolf KrausThurn (voice) J Jan KanyzaZdeněk Popel z Lobkovic L Leoš SuchařípaMichna S Slavomír ZáhradníkMichna (voice) O Ota SklenčkaVáclav Budovec E Elo RomančíkVáclav Budovec (voice) M Mikuláš HubaBohuslav z Michalovic A Alfréd SwanStudent · Ambrosius (voice)

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B Bohuslav ČápFabricius J Jozef CútFabricius (voice) E Emma ČernáMária Felsia A Anna JavorkováMária Felsia (voice) J Josef KarlíkTycho Brahe I Ivan RajniakTycho Brahe (voice) D Dana HlaváčováElfrieda J Jela BučkováElfrieda (voice) B Bronislav PoloczekJakub D Dušan TarageľJakub (voice) S Stano DančiakKryštof Harant · Giordano Bruno (voice) F František HusákOstrštok J Július VašekOstrštok (voice) V Václav KnopFerdinand II. J Ján VenéniFerdinand II. (voice) R Rostislav KubaAmbrosius J Jan KuželkaGregorius M Milan KišGregorius (voice) J Jiří KostkaKaplíř zo Sulevic A Alojz KramárKaplíř zo Sulevic (voice) M Milan RiehsPavel z Říčan A Anton MrvečkaPavel z Říčan (voice) P Peter DebnárNobleman · Drunk Man (voice) V Vlado ČernýProkůpek V Viliam PolónyiBell-ringer (voice) · Tobias (voice) · Grave Robber (voice) M Miloš NedbalFels J Jozef KronerFels (voice) R Rudolf HrušínskýRudolf II. L Leopold HaverlRudolf II. (voice) A Anna MaľováBohunka F František ŘehákVavrinec Benedicti I Ivan KrivosudskýVavrinec Benedicti (voice) M Miloš PietorRector Bacháček I Igor ČillíkKat Mydlář (voice) B Boris RösnerTimo J Ján MistríkTimo (voice) S Stanislava BartošováPolyxena z Lobkovic K Kamila MagálováPolyxena z Lobkovic (voice) B Bohuslav LičmanSabinus J Jan KrausRagged Man M Marián ZednikovičRagged Man (voice) K Karel BrožekLippach V Vít OlmerSlavata P Peter MikulíkSlavata (voice) K Karel AugustaMartinic I Ivan MatulíkMartinic (voice) V Vladimír KostovičOld Man (voice) J Jan KačerŠlik M Marián SlovákŠlik (voice) V Václav VydraSmiřický I Ivo GogálSmiřický (voice) Z Zita FurkováBetka F František KovárKampanus L Ladislav MrkvičkaGiordano Bruno I Ilja RacekTilemann M Milan LasicaTilemann (voice) N Naďa HejnáOld Woman M Miriam KantorkováInnkeeper E Eva MatejkováInnkeeper (voice) Z Zdeněk SrstkaGrave Robber P Peter BzdúchZoltán R Raoul SchránilKurfirst J Jiří WohankaTurkish Commander O Ondřej HavelkaStudent J Jan Kotva G Gustáv Herényi Y Yvetta KornováDorotka J Jana Nagyová PulmDorotka (voice)