The Territory of White Deer

The Territory of White Deer (Czech: Území bílých králů, German: Das Geheimnis der weißen Hirsche) is a Czechoslovak TV series.

The Territory of White Deer
Written byJiří Melíšek, Josef Skácel
Directed byLudvík Ráža
StarringLukáš Jenčík
Zuzana Vejvodová
Petr Čech
Robert Ježek
Music byPetr Hapka
Original languageCzech
Production
ProducersČeskoslovenská televize, Ravensburger Film
CinematographyErvín Sanders
Running time7 x 51 min.
Original release
Release1991 (1991)

The series was screened on Czechoslovak Television, on German ZDF, Super RTL and Kinderkanal and several times on Czech Television as well.

Plot

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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).

Episodes

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  1. The Fugitive (Uprchlík)
  2. The Wildfire (Požár)
  3. The Secret Tunnel (Tajná chodba)
  4. The Poisoned Water (Otrávená voda)
  5. The Trip (Výlet)
  6. The New Forest (Nový les)
  7. The Capture (Dopadení)

Cast

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Filming locations

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Filming location included South Bohemian town Třeboň and Deer Park Žehušice near Kutná Hora.

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