Dark Sun
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A remake of Vávra's 1948 atomic age thriller Krakatit. Engineer Prokop creates the devastating explosive “Krakatit” and soon confronts manipulative agents and imperialist conspiracies. Realizing his invention’s threat, he fights to prevent its misuse, risking everything to stop those who seek to exploit his epochal discovery.
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Cast
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Radoslav Brzobohatý
Prokop
Known for
The Ear
Rudolf Hrušínský
Carson
Known for
The Cremator
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Magda Vášáryová
Kris
Known for
Marketa Lazarová
Cutting It Short
Jerzy Kamas
Dai Mon
Known for
No End
Luděk Munzar
Tomeš
Also in
The Joke
Carriage to Vienna
Nóra Németh
Young Terrorist
Also in
The Kangaroo
Jozef Adamovič
Dan
Known for
Ikarie XB 1
Vladimír Šmeral
Tomeš
Known for
Witchhammer
Günter Naumann
Holz
Also in
Zur See
Rottenknechte
András Bálint
Terrorist Leader
Known for
Citizen X
Gloomy Sunday
Lenka Pichlíková
Anči
Also in
Attention, Rounds!
Meeting in July
Szabó Sándor
Uncle James
Known for
The Little Fox
Otakar Vávra Director · Jiří Šotola Screenplay Karel Čapek Author
First release September 19, 1980 · Produced in XC · Working title Černé slunce
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC
Produced in
Černé slunce
Working title
Languages
Original title
Temné slunce
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · September 19, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
July 3, 1981 · Theatrical
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