Krakatit
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A fantasy exploring the misuse of power and futility of war, based on the novel by Karel Capek. In a state of delirium a chemist is haunted by the possible consequences of his new discovery, a highly explosive compound Krakatit. In a dreamlike state he is pursued by warring factions eager to exploit his knowledge and force him to create more explosives. In order to avoid total annihilation he realises that he must use his science for the benefit of all mankind and not for the creation of methods of destruction.
Credits
- Cast
- Höger, Karel; Marly, Florence; Plachý, Jiří; Smolík, Frantisek; Linkers, Eduard; Prucha, Jaroslav; Tanska, Natasa; Fabianová, Vlasta; Dostal, Karel; Vrbsky, Bedrich; Homola, Miroslav; Vnouček, František (1903-1960); Hradil, Bohus; Otakar Vávra (director); Šmída, Bohumil, Production Manager; Otakar Vávra (production); Karel Feix (production); Otakar Vávra (adaptation); Karel Capek (story); Václav Hanuš (photography); Antonin Zelenka (editor); Emil Polednik (sound); Jiri Srnka (music); Czechoslovak Film Symphony Orchestra (orchestra); Otakar Parik (conductor); Jan Zazvorka (sets); Karel Höger (cast member); Florence Marly (cast member); Jiří Plachý (cast member); Frantisek Smolík (cast member); Eduard Linkers (cast member); Jaroslav Prucha (cast member); Natasa Tanska (cast member); Vlasta Fabianová (cast member); Karel Dostal (cast member); Bedrich Vrbsky (cast member); Miroslav Homola (cast member); František Vnouček (cast member); Bohus Hradil (cast member)
Complete catalog record
Original source: Reproduction of: Czechoslovakia, 1948. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute | Archive Reference: N-507347. | Contributors: Šmída, Bohumil; Vávra, Otakar; Feix, Karel; Vávra, Otakar; Capek, Karel; Hanuš, Václav; Zelenka, Antonin; Polednik, Emil; Srnka, Jiri; Czechoslovak Film Symphony Orchestra; Parik, Otakar; Zazvorka, Jan. | Production Company: Czechoslovak State Film.
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 1:39:44) : sound, black and white | monochrome
Subjects: Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Drama | Nuclear arms control -- Drama | Explosives -- Drama | Science -- Experiments -- Drama | Science -- Experiments | Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects | Nuclear arms control | Explosives | Nuclear weapons | Hospitals | Health and medicine | Science | Experiments | Medical practitioners | Laboratory tests | Psychology | Weapons | Commerce | Wars | Technology | Death | Prague | Czechoslovakia | Drama | 1954-1975
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 1:39:44) : sound, black and white | monochrome
Subjects: Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Drama | Nuclear arms control -- Drama | Explosives -- Drama | Science -- Experiments -- Drama | Science -- Experiments | Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects | Nuclear arms control | Explosives | Nuclear weapons | Hospitals | Health and medicine | Science | Experiments | Medical practitioners | Laboratory tests | Psychology | Weapons | Commerce | Wars | Technology | Death | Prague | Czechoslovakia | Drama | 1954-1975
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Sources
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