Krakatit
1948 · ★ 6.4 · Dir. Otakar Vávra
Based on the novel by Karel Capek, the prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit - a powerful explosive - by Prokop, an experimental scientist who, following an accidental explosion in his lab, slips in and out of delirium. When he realises that, in a delirious period, he has given the formula for making Krakatit to one of his colleagues, he tries to find the man, who does not realize how dangerous a thing Krakatit is. In the process, he nearly gives his discovery away again to foreign interests, a group of anarchists, and even greater forces of darkness...
- Released
- 1948-04-09
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Language
- CS
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Karel Höger
Prokop
Florence Marly
Princess Wilhelmina Hagen
Jiří Plachý
D'Hemon
František Smolík
Dr. Tomeš
Nataša Tanská
Anna Tomes
Jaroslav Průcha
Miroslav Homola
Jiří Tomeš
Eduard Linkers
Carson
Vlasta Fabianová
The Woman with the Veil
Jiřina Petrovická
The Nurse
Jaroslav Zrotal
The Doctor
Bedřich Vrbský
Baron Rohn
Keywords
Based on novel or bookScientistSeductressDreamlikeNuclear explosiveRecurring feverStolen formulaTerrorist underground
