Series

The Physician of a Dying Time

★ 8.0(1)19846h 9m1 season

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Release date: 1984-02-20
Runtime: 6h 9m
Language: Slovak
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
Status: Ended
Country: Czechoslovakia
Studio: Filmové studio Barrandov

About The Physician of a Dying Time

The Physician of a Dying Time is a 1984 web series in the Drama genre. It spans 1 season and 5 episodes. It holds an average rating of 8.0/10 from 1 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Physician of a Dying Time in Portugal — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Seasons (1)

Season 15 eps · 1984

Themes & keywords

prague, czech republicautopsybiographypoliticshistorical figurereligionexecutionmedical professionhistorical eventanatomyreformationrenaissance17th century16th centuryhumanism

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The Physician of a Dying Time has 1 season and 5 episodes in total.

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The Physician of a Dying Time is a 1984 web series.

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The Physician of a Dying Time is Drama series.