Krakatit
7.2
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.
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Karel Höger
Prokop
Known for
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Florence Marly
Princess Wilhelmina Hagen
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Queen of Blood
Jiří Plachý
D'Hemon
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Nataša Tanská
Anna Tomes
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František Smolík
Dr. Tomeš
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Ikarie XB 1
Miroslav Homola
Jiří Tomeš
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Eduard Linkers
Carson
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The Marquise of O
Deep End
Vlasta Fabianová
The Woman with the Veil
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DS-70 nevyjíždí
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
Jaroslav Průcha
Also in
Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul
Silent Barricade
Bedřich Vrbský
Baron Rohn
Known for
Ecstasy
Karel Dostal
Professor in Dream
Also in
Three Eggs in a Glass
The Hard Life of an Adventurer
Bohuš Hradil
Holz
Also in
The Emperor and the Golem
Konec strašidel
Otakar Vávra Director · Jaroslav R. Vávra Screenplay Karel Čapek Author
United States release April 28, 1951 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Ceskoslovensky Statni Film (Vyrobina Skupina Vavra-Feix)
Production
Československá filmová společnost
Production
Ceskoslovensky Statni Film (Vyrobina Skupina Vavra-Feix)
Production
XC · Czechia
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Languages
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · April 9, 1948
Theatrical
United States · April 28, 1951
Theatrical · English subtitles
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