1 Season
5 Episode
The Physician of a Dying Time - Season 1 Episode 2 Anatomia Pragensis
Jessenius came to Prague. He was granted an audience with king Rudolf II. He managed to make the first public autopsy in the town. A body for the autopsy had got from hesitating executioner Mydlář. Jessenius became resident in Prague, and thereafter his wife came also to Prague.
- Year: 1984
- Country: Czechoslovakia
- Genre: Drama
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- Keyword: prague, czech republic, autopsy, politics, historical figure, religion, execution, medical profession, historical event, anatomy, reformation, renaissance, humanism, wittenberg
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- Cast: Petr Čepek, Rudolf Hrušínský, Martin Huba, Milan Kňažko, Miloš Nedbal, Jan Kačer