A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
February 1, 1991
Original Title:
Svědek umírajícího času
Alternate Titles:
Lékař umírajícího času
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
At the beginning was the Slovak television series Lekár umierajúceho czasu (Doctor of Dying Time), dedicated to the Rudolphine-era scientist Jan Jesenius. He ended up on the scaffold along with other gentlemen after losing the anti-Habsburg uprising. When director Miloslav Luther conceived the idea of making an abridged version of the footage for cinema, he had to not only rebuild the storyline but also dub it into Czech. However, the result was only an illustrative puzzle, describing the various stages of the hero's turbulent life.
Assistant Camera:
Ladislav Chroust
Jiří Maxa
Assistant Editor:
Eva Horázná
Assistant Production Design:
Václav Hlávka
Assistant Production Manager:
Jana Příkaská
Aleš Týbl
Michal Caban
Clapper Loader:
Helena Friedlová
Conductor:
Mario Klemens
František Pok
Costume Design:
Jan Kropáček
Costumer:
Věnceslava Vrtišková
Naděžda Jirásková
Eva Vlková
Creative Producer:
Jiří Blažek
Director:
Miloslav Luther
Director of Photography:
Ivan Šlapeta
Dramaturgy:
Miroslav Vaic
Marian Puobiš
Editor:
Jiří Brožek
Executive Producer:
Jiří Ulrich
First Assistant Director:
Marian Puobiš
Jan Křížek
Gaffer:
Otta Pšenička
Makeup & Hair:
Jiří Šimon
Bobo Sobotka
Jiří Farkaš
Vlasta Brijarová
Original Music Composer:
Jiří Bulis
Production Design:
Jiří Hlupý
Production Manager:
Karel Kochman
Screenplay:
Vladimír Körner
Script Supervisor:
Dagmar Zelenková
Second Assistant Director:
Eliška Moulisová
Set Decoration:
Jan Petrů
Dana Smržová
Ivan Ernyei
Pavel Svoboda
Sound:
Jiří Kříž
Sound Assistant:
Adolf Werner
Special Effects:
Ladislav Vobecký
Still Photographer:
Jaroslav Trousil
Story:
Vladimír Körner
Stunts:
Zdeněk Srstka
Jaroslav Tomsa
Karel Engel
Technical Advisor:
František Michálek
Unit Production Manager:
Petr Prejda
Věra Lukášová
Eliška Sekavová
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