Dr. Copper

Name: Dr. Copper
Genre: Documentary

The history of copper is the history of humankind.

The historical documentary series Dr. Copper tells the remarkable global story of copper in the early modern period, offering an unusual view of the history of the Habsburg monarchy and the territory of present-day Slovakia in the context of the global economy.

It is well known that the Habsburg court was one of Europe’s foremost powers: given to lavish displays of authority, celebrated for its patronage of art and science, expanding its territories through a sophisticated policy of marriage alliances, and at the same time entangled in serious and exhausting military conflicts. What is entirely unknown is the role copper played in Habsburg life, and how that copper production connects to the territory of present-day Slovakia.

Equally little known is the role of copper in the early modern global economy — in the slave trade, the Dutch Golden Age, colonisation, the period preceding the Industrial Revolution and much more.

The film answers these and many other questions. The documentary cycle consists of four episodes: “The Birth of the Habsburg Copper Empire”, “The Dutch Monopoly”, “The Struggle to Preserve the Monarchy” and “The Rise of Science”.

Credits

Story: Stanislav Manca
Music: MAOK
Historical music: Solamente Naturali
Proofreading and translation from German: Andreja Vidová
Translation from English: Miriam Tursunová
Translation from Italian: Zuzana Konôpková
Narration: Lucia Vráblicová, Přemysl Boublík, Monika Masicová
Make-up artist: Martin Blizniak
Costumes for dramatised scenes: Zuzana Blizniaková
Colour grading: Dano Vaško
Historical music recording: Norbert Bóka
Sound engineer: Miroslav Masica
Editing: Róbert Karovič
Cinematography: Stanislav Manca
Cinematography, dramatised scenes: Laco Gažo
Drone footage: Stanislav Manca, Miroslav Köteleš, Klemens Tatzreiter, ofp kommunikation GmbH
Camera assistant: Richard Martinkovič
Producer: AXERE
Produced in collaboration with: štúdio Dolina, Redhill Production, s. r. o.
Written and directed by: Stanislav Manca

Academic supervisors

20 leading historians and experts in finance, diplomacy and advanced technology from Slovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Finland and England.

Lead academic supervisor: Mgr. Miroslav Lacko, PhD., Lesser-Kolleg für Ostmitteleuropa Jena, Nemecko
Academic supervisors: Laurenz Stockner, Kunstschmied, St. Andrä, Italy
Mag. Mag. Dr. Georg Neuhauser, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften und Europäische Ethnologie, FZ Regionalgeschichte Europaregion Tirol-Südtirol-Trentino, Universität, Innsbruck, Österreich
Manfred Putz, Management, Schwazer Silberbergwerk, Schwaz/Tirol, Österreich
Mgr. Peter Konečný, PhD., Historik a vedúci archívu, Slovenský banský archív, Banská Štiavnica, Slovensko
Tobias Skowronek, Dr. rer. Nat., Post Doc Archaeologist, Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola, Bochum, Deutschland
Prof. Dr. Rolf Denk, Wissenschftliche Beratung zu Manillen, Rüsselsheim, Deutschland
Christian Altena, M.A., Historiker und Stadtarchivar, Abteilung für Kultur, städt. Archiv und Tourismus, Kupferstadt Stolberg, Deutschland
Dr. Ralf Wiechmann, Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte , Hamburg, Deutschland
Tamara Kostova, MSc in Finance and Banking, Founder and CEO, Velexa, London, United Kingdom
Dr. Klemens Kaps, Senior Lecturer, Institut für Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Umweltgeschichte, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Österreich
Jeroen Bos, M.A., curator of maps and digital heritage, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Nederland
Dr. H. Alberto Feenstr, postdoctoral researcher, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Nederland
Arie Pappot, M.A., Researcher, Rijkmuseum, Amsterdam, Nederland
William D. Godsey, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Institute for Habsburg and Balkan Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Ingrid Brocková, Ing., PhD., M.I.P.P., bývalá námestníčka ministra a veľvyslankyňa, Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí Slovenskej republiky
Susane Rudloff, MAA, wissenschaftl. Museumsleiterin, Industriemuseum Kupfermühle/ Kobbermølle Industrimuseum, Harrislee OT Kupfermühle, Deutschland
Ing. Marián Jančura, CSc., Spišská Nová Ves, Slovensko
Olli Naukkarinen, M.Sc. (Tech.), eMBA, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Luvata Oy, Pori, Finland
Dr. Giorgio Strano, Head of Collections, Museo Galileo – Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze, Italy
Academic collaboration: Doc. PhDr. Jana Bartová, PhD., katedra muzikológie, Filozofická fakulta, UK v Bratislave
Miloš Valent, umelecký vedúci súboru Solamente Naturali

With thanks for help during filming

Mgr. Lucia Kubíková Dimošová, Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici, Slovensko
Mgr. Andrea Litváková, SNM – Historické múzeum, Bratislavský hrad, Slovensko
RNDr. Lenka Škarbeková, Gymnázium Gelnica, Slovensko
Macko Ladislav, Geoturistický náučný chodník Rotenberg, Smolník, Slovensko
Mária Vasilcová, Pensión MARIANNA, Smolník, Slovensko
Mgr. Milo Janáč, Banské múzeum, Gelnica, Slovensko, Slovensko
Ing. Štefan Slivenský, Šachta Jozef, Gelnica, Slovensko
PhDr. Filip Glocko, Stredoslovenské banské múzeum, Banská Bystrica, Slovensko
Mgr. Lukáš Patera, Slovenské banské múzeum, Banská Štiavnica, Slovensko
Mgr. Adriána Matejková, PhD., Slovenské banské múzeum, Banská Štiavnica, Slovensko
Mgr. Ľubica Fillová, Nezávislá výskumníčka, Banská Bystrica, Slovensko
Juraj Havlík, OZ ZA!, Banská Bystrica, Slovensko
Dr. Andrej Sitár, Múzeum medi, Špania Dolina, Slovensko
Mgr. Tomáš Pidych, Magistrát hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy, Slovensko
Richard Martinkovič, Študent Gymnázia Bilíkova, Bratislava, Slovensko
Ing. Milan Hronský, Stredná priemyselná škola elektrotechnická, Karola Ádlera, Bratislava, Slovensko
Ing. Anastasiia Zavadska, UX & UI Designer, freevision, Bratislava, Slovensko
Jozef Manca, Slovenská plavba a prístavy a.s., Bratislava, Slovensko
Róbert Henček, Slovenská plavba a prístavy a.s., Bratislava, Slovensko
Ing. Dušan Vandrášik, Expozícia baníckej histórie, Nižná Slaná, Slovensko
Mgr. Miroslav Števík, Múzeum Spiša, Spišská Nová Ves, Slovensko
Ing. Peter Nagy, Klinika ORBIS, Nitra, Slovensko
Lucia Krchnáková, Bratislava, Slovensko
Petra Peric, Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- u. Betriebsges.m.b.H., Wien, Österreich
Annelena Flick, Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- u. Betriebsges.m.b.H., Schloss Hof, Österreich
Ricarda Reininger, MA, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien, Österreich
Mag. Manfred Litscher, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum/Militärhistorisches Institut, Wien, Österreich
Dr. Lorenz Canaval, Montanwerke Brixlegg AG, Brixlegg, Österreich
Helene Fellner-Seebacher, Schloss Tratzberg, Österreich
Lennart Nickel, Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, LWL-Freilichtmuseum Hagen, Deutschland
Dott.ssa Sabina Bernacchini, Museo Galileo – Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza Firenze, Italia
Dr. Gianmarco Cossandi, Tempio Voltiano, Como, Italy
Laura Alisalo, Luvata Oy, Pori, Finland
Panagiotis Kostagiannis, Levadia, Greece

Featuring

Historická hudba Solamente Naturali: Miloš Valent, husle, Stephen Stubbs, gitara, lutna, daf, Matúš Šimko, tenor, Radka Kubínová, flauta traverso, pikola, Waldemar Bomba, hoboj, Katherine Mandl , fagot, Ľuba Habart, husle, Peter Vrbinčík, viola, Kristína Chalmovská, violončelo, Michal Vavro, kontrabas, Vít Bébar, organ pozitív, čembalo
Skupina historického šermu Tostabur, Slovensko
Jozef Dráb, Peter Dráb, Boris Brettschneider, Dominik Valeša, Matúš Valeščák, Lukáš Patera, Matúš Pohly, Mudr. Ervin Mader, Vojtech Píš, Richard Kaňa, Viera Šubová, Euard Bača, Lukáš Šiška, Markus Jozef Tirol, a ďalší