Hospital at the End of the City explained

Native Name:
Genre:
Screenplay:Jaroslav Dietl
Story:Jaroslav Dietl
Director:Jaroslav Dudek
Starring:
Composer:Jan Klusák
Country:Czechoslovakia
Language:Czech
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:20
Producer:
  • Ivo Mathé
  • Petr Svejda
Cinematography:Jindřich Novotný
Editor:Jaroslav Kotlant
Runtime:57 minutes
Company:Czechoslovak Television

Hospital at the End of the City (Czech: '''Nemocnice na kraji města''') is a Czechoslovak television series first released in 1978 by Czechoslovak Television.[1] It featured an ensemble cast and received much viewer praise in Central Europe. The series, with a screenplay by Jaroslav Dietl and directed by Jaroslav Dudek, ran from 1978 to 1981 for a total of twenty episodes. The show's success inspired the German television series The Black Forest Clinic.[2]

Synopsis

The series follows Dr. Sova, head of the orthopedic department at a hospital in the fictional town of Bor, and his colleagues. It focuses both on their work and private lives.

Cast and characters

Production and release

Initial filming began in 1976 with Karel Höger in the lead role of Dr. Sova, but the actor died suddenly in 1977, and was replaced by Slovak actor Ladislav Chudík.[3] The show premiered on 5 November 1978 and was met with great success, both in Czechoslovakia and Germany, after being broadcast in 21 countries. After the first season, which consisted of thirteen episodes, another season was commissioned, for a further seven episodes. In addition to fictionalized portrayals of hospital activity, the series contained footage of authentic surgeries, mainly in the field of orthopedics.

Sequels and parody

A sequel series was developed in 2003,[4] called Hospital at the End of the City, Twenty Years On (Czech: Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech), starring most of the original cast. Thirteen episodes were produced.[5] In 2008, another set of thirteen episodes followed, this time under the title Hospital at the End of the City – The New Generation (Czech: Nemocnice na kraji města – nové osudy).[6] [7]

In 1999, a parody series titled Hospital on the Verge of Destruction (Czech: Nemocnice na pokraji zkázy) came out.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nemocnice na kraji města . ceskatelevize.cz . 27 March 2021 . cs . Hospital at the End of the City.
  2. Web site: Heile Welt hat immer Konjunktur . spiegel.de . 21 October 2010 . 27 March 2021 . de . A Perfect World Is Always Booming.
  3. Web site: Ladislav Chudík byl až náhradní řešení. Primáře Sovu si měl v Nemocnici původně zahrát někdo jiný . rozhlas.cz . 8 November 2018 . 27 March 2021 . cs . Ladislav Chudík Was an Alternative Solution. Someone Else Was Originally Supposed to Sova at the Hospital.
  4. Web site: Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech . ceskatelevize.cz . 27 March 2021 . cs . Hospital at the End of the City, Twenty Years On.
  5. Web site: Folytatódik a Kórház a város szélén . origo.hu . 27 March 2021 . hu . Hospital at the End of the City Continues.
  6. Web site: Nemocnice na kraji města - nové osudy . csfd.cz . 27 March 2021 . cs . Hospital at the End of the City - New Destinies.
  7. Web site: Egymilliárdba került a Kórház a város szélén folytatása . index.hu . 8 January 2008 . 27 March 2021 . hu . It Cost a Billion to Continue Hospital at the End of the City.
  8. Web site: Nemocnice na pokraji zkázy . csfd.cz . 27 March 2021 . cs . Hospital on the Verge of Destruction.

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