The Territory of White Deer
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The Territory of White Deer (Czech
: Území bílých králů, German
: Das Geheimnis der weißen Hirsche) is a Czech TV series.
The story centers around a group of children, led by Leontinka (Zuzana Vejvodová
) and Olda (Lukáš Jenčík). Father of Leontinka (Jan Kanyza) manages the local Deer Park with an invaluable breed of white deer
. A series of mysterious events unfolds, threatening the deer. Leontinka and Olda, who is in turn a son of a local police officer (Pavel Zedníček
), search for the villain. The list of suspects includes young fugitive (Michal Suchánek
), former head of the deer park (Martin Růžek
), former poacher (Jiří Sovák
), manager of local restaurant (Oldřich Vlach), designer planning a motorway (Miroslav Etzler) and a couple of others. Stella Zázvorková
performed a local widow, as well as Jana Hlaváčová
, who works hard to repay financial debt the manager of restaurant. Ondřej Vetchý
performed a lover of local teacher. Some parts of the story were narrated by Viktor Preiss
(voiceover).
Filming location included South-Bohemian town Třeboň
and Deer Park Žehušice
near Kutná Hora
. The series was screened on Czechoslovak Television, on German ZDF
, Super RTL
and Kinderkanal and several times on Czech Television
as well.
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
: Území bílých králů, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Das Geheimnis der weißen Hirsche) is a Czech TV series.
The story centers around a group of children, led by Leontinka (Zuzana Vejvodová
Zuzana Vejvodová
Zuzana Vejvodová is a Czech actress.In 2000 she graduated from Prague Conservatory. Afterwards she joined Divadlo Na Fidlovačce . She regularly performs in TV films and series. In April 2008 she was shortlisted for TýTý Award, an annual Czech television award, in one of the categories...
) and Olda (Lukáš Jenčík). Father of Leontinka (Jan Kanyza) manages the local Deer Park with an invaluable breed of white deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
. A series of mysterious events unfolds, threatening the deer. Leontinka and Olda, who is in turn a son of a local police officer (Pavel Zedníček
Pavel Zedníček
Pavel Zedníček is a Czech actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1976 and 2011.-Selected filmography:-External links:*...
), search for the villain. The list of suspects includes young fugitive (Michal Suchánek
Michal Suchánek
Michal Suchánek is a Canadian actor, born in the former Czechoslovakia.-Biography:At the age of 12, Suchánek debuted in his first role in the The Nutcracker...
), former head of the deer park (Martin Růžek
Martin Růžek
Martin Růžek, born Martin Erhard was a Czech actor. He starred in the film Poslední propadne peklu under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982.-Selected filmography:...
), former poacher (Jiří Sovák
Jirí Sovák
Jiří Sovák was a Czech actor, best known for his comedy roles.-Life and theatre career:Jiří Sovák was born Jiří Schmitzer to the family of an innkeeper in Prague. In 1941 he graduated from Prague State Conservatory where he had been studying drama...
), manager of local restaurant (Oldřich Vlach), designer planning a motorway (Miroslav Etzler) and a couple of others. Stella Zázvorková
Stella Zázvorková
Stella Zázvorková was a Czech actress from Prague.Zázvorková, an alumnus of Prague's theatre school of E.F. Burian, appeared in several hundred films and series. She was married to the actor Miloš Kopecký...
performed a local widow, as well as Jana Hlaváčová
Jana Hlaváčová
Jana Hlaváčová is a Czech actress. She starred in the film Operace Silver A under director Jiří Strach in 2007.-References:...
, who works hard to repay financial debt the manager of restaurant. Ondřej Vetchý
Ondrej Vetchý
Ondřej Vetchý is a Czech actor. He was born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia.He is currently employed at The Drama Club in Prague.- Notable performances :* 2005 – Katurian in The Pillowman, DC...
performed a lover of local teacher. Some parts of the story were narrated by Viktor Preiss
Viktor Preiss
Viktor Preiss is a Czech actor. He starred in the film Operace Silver A under director Jiří Strach in 2007.-References:...
(voiceover).
Filming location included South-Bohemian town Třeboň
Trebon
Třeboň is a historical town in South Bohemian Region of Czech Republic. The population stands at 8,862 .-History:Třeboň was established around the middle of the 12th century. In 1366 the House of Rožmberk become owner of the estate...
and Deer Park Žehušice
Deer Park Žehušice
Deer Park Žehušice is a natural reserve located close to village Žehušice, Czech Republic.In 1826, Count Matthias Thun-Hohenstein decided to drain fishpond Kravinec located behind Žehušice Castle and to build a fence around the area. A park consisting of meadows and groves, covering about...
near Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora is a city in Bohemia, now the Czech Republic in the Central Bohemian Region.-History:The town began in 1142 with the settlement of the first Cistercian Monastery in Bohemia, Kloster Sedlitz, brought from the Imperial immediate Cistercian Waldsassen Abbey...
. The series was screened on Czechoslovak Television, on German ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
, Super RTL
Super RTL
Super RTL is a Cologne-based German television network operated by RTL Disney Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG. It was the second German television channel aimed mostly at children...
and Kinderkanal and several times on Czech Television
Ceská televize
Česká televize is the public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting four channels.- Czechoslovak Television :Television in Czechoslovakia started to take its first steps before World War II. However, before visible results could be achieved, all activities were interrupted by...
as well.
The Episodes
- The Fugitive (Uprchlík)
- The Wildfire (Požár)
- The Secret Tunnel (Tajná chodba)
- The Poisoned Water (Otrávená voda)
- The Trip (Výlet)
- The New Forest (Nový les)
- The Capture (Dopadení)
Cast
- Leontina Bajerová .... Zuzana VejvodováZuzana VejvodováZuzana Vejvodová is a Czech actress.In 2000 she graduated from Prague Conservatory. Afterwards she joined Divadlo Na Fidlovačce . She regularly performs in TV films and series. In April 2008 she was shortlisted for TýTý Award, an annual Czech television award, in one of the categories...
- Olda .... Lukáš Jenčík
- Honza .... Petr Čech
- Pepa .... Robert Ježek
- Mr. Bajer .... Jan Kanyza
- Mr. Klepetka .... Pavel Zedníček
- ??? .... Michal SuchánekMichal SuchánekMichal Suchánek is a Canadian actor, born in the former Czechoslovakia.-Biography:At the age of 12, Suchánek debuted in his first role in the The Nutcracker...
- Mr. Louš .... Martin RůžekMartin RůžekMartin Růžek, born Martin Erhard was a Czech actor. He starred in the film Poslední propadne peklu under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982.-Selected filmography:...
- Mr. Roušar .... Jiří SovákJirí SovákJiří Sovák was a Czech actor, best known for his comedy roles.-Life and theatre career:Jiří Sovák was born Jiří Schmitzer to the family of an innkeeper in Prague. In 1941 he graduated from Prague State Conservatory where he had been studying drama...
- Mrs. Kabátová .... Jana HlaváčováJana HlaváčováJana Hlaváčová is a Czech actress. She starred in the film Operace Silver A under director Jiří Strach in 2007.-References:...
- Teacher Arnošt .... Ondřej VetchýOndrej VetchýOndřej Vetchý is a Czech actor. He was born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia.He is currently employed at The Drama Club in Prague.- Notable performances :* 2005 – Katurian in The Pillowman, DC...
- Narrator .... Viktor PreissViktor PreissViktor Preiss is a Czech actor. He starred in the film Operace Silver A under director Jiří Strach in 2007.-References:...
- Jaromír .... ???
- Tractor Driver .... Vlastmil Bedrna
- Waiter Kabát .... Oldřich Vlach
- Mrs. Klepetková .... Dagmar Veškrnová-HavlováDagmar VeškrnováDagmar Havlová is a Czech actress. She married Václav Havel, then Czech president, on January 4, 1997. She has one daughter, Nina Veškrnová , from a previous marriage to Radvít Novák .-Early life:Havlová was born to Markéta Veškrnová and harmonist Karel Veškrna on March 22, 1953 in Brno...
- Mr. Vašut .... Miroslav Etzler
- Mrs. Javorská .... Simona Postlerová
- Franta .... Blažej Svoboda
- Eliška .... Adéla Stodolová
- Helena .... Nora Kurzová
- Mrs. Hlavíková .... Stella Zázvorková
- Mr. Horáček .... Tomáš Valík
- Mr. Verner .... Martin Zounar
- Eva .... Miroslava Součková
- Imre .... Miroslav Heyduk
External links
- Record at Der Tschechisch-Slowakische FernsehSerienIndex - includes character names and episodes in German