Krakatit (1948)
In Czechoslovakia, in the early 20th century, a seriously ill chemist recalls how he discovered a powerful explosive and how it ended up in the hands of anarchists.
- Date of release
- 1948-04-09
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Director
- Otakar Vávra
Casting
- Karel Höger — Prokop
- Florence Marly — Princess Wilhelmina Hagen
- Jiří Plachý — D'Hemon
- Nataša Tanská — Anna Tomes
- František Smolík — Dr. Tomeš
- Miroslav Homola — Jiří Tomeš
- Eduard Linkers — Carson
- Vlasta Fabianová — The Woman with the Veil
- Jaroslav Průcha
- Bedřich Vrbský — Baron Rohn
- Karel Dostal — Professor in Dream
- Bohuš Hradil — Holz
Interesting facts
Krakatit is a 1948 Czechoslovak science fiction mystery film directed by Otakar Vávra, starring Karel Höger as a chemist who experiences delirium and regret after inventing a powerful explosive. The film is based on Karel Čapek's novel with the same title, written in 1922. The name is derived from the volcano Krakatoa, which violently erupted in 1883.
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