Catalogue of Czech Television Programmes
The Czech Century is the title of an open series of dramas reflecting the key events of Czech modern history – from the foundation of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918 till the break-up of Czechoslovakia in to two independent states in 1993 – through the eyes of their protagonists. It is a series of gripping conflicts, the aftermaths of which dramatically impacted people´s lives and influenced the orientation of the Czechoslovak State for a long time to come. We see historic figures forced to make decisions which were to have fatal consequences for everybody, including themselves. The authors of the episodes do not offer unequivocal judgements, nor do they evaluate in retrospect who was right in the end. Instead they seek to create situations in which we will be able to study and share with the historic personages their feelings, doubts, tension, determination – and fear...
HD | 9 x 65´- 83´ | © 2013-2014
director(s): Robert Sedláček
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Pavel Kosatík
director of photography: Michal Krejčí
cast: Jiří Vyorálek, Jan Budař, David Novotný, Martin Finger, Miloslav Mejzlík, Martin Stránský, Monika Fingerová, Jaromír Dulava, Ivan Trojan, Martin Huba, Mário Kubec, Karel Dobrý, Daniela Kolářová, Jan Hájek, Václav Knop, Radek Holub, Jiří Bábek, Igor Bareš, Michal Dlouhý and others
rights available: TV, Video, Internet
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English