Krakatit (1948)
1h 50m
Running Time
April 9, 1948Release Date
Plot.
In early 20th century Czechoslovakia, a gravely ill chemist recalls his discovery of a powerful explosive and how it landed in the hands of anarchists.
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Cast & Crew.
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
František Vnouček
Agitational Orator
Jiřina Petrovická
The Nurse
Jaroslav Zrotal
The Doctor
Jaroslav Vávra
Writer
Karel Feix
Executive Producer
Otakar Vávra
Creative Producer / Director / Screenplay
Jaroslav R. Vávra
Screenplay
Jindřich Polák
Assistant Director
Věra Ženíšková
Script
Felix Leibl
Assistant Camera
Rudolf Stahl
Assistant Camera
František Rieger
Set Decoration
Štěpán Dušánek
Costumer
Bohuslava Havrdová
Costumer
Ladislav Tomek
Costumer
R. Nováková
Costumer
J. Janda
Makeup & Hair
Bohumil Šmída
Production Manager
Miroslav Šimonek
Unit Production Manager
Jiří Pokorný
Unit Production Manager
Fr. Švehla
Accountant
Otakar Pařík
Conductor
Karel Čapek
Novel
Jiří Srnka
Original Music Composer
Václav Hanuš
Director of Photography
František Milič
Assistant Director
Marie Bartoňková
Costume Consultant
Václav Kamarád
Makeup Artist
Oldřich Mach
Makeup Artist
Antonín Zelenka
Editor
Emil Poledník
Sound
Jiří Kollinger
Assistant Production Design
Jan Zázvorka
Production Design
Margarette Previtali
Magda Kopřivová
Stojanka Mustafova
Ann Sortreed
Antonín Jirsa
František Marek
Růžena Mazalová
Di Manignati
Di Lazari
Čebeh Čančinov
Margaret Amakof
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 9, 1948
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
scientist
seductress
dreamlike
nuclear explosive
recurring fever
stolen formula
based on novel or book
terrorism
Wiki.
Krakatit is a 1948 Czechoslovak science fiction mystery film directed by Otakar Vávra, starring Karel Höger as a chemist who suffers from 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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