Krakatit.

[Czechoslovakia] : Czechoslovak State Film, 1948.

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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.

Socialism on Film. Module I, Wars & revolutions.

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October 21, 2024

Director, Otakar Vávra ; production manager, Bohumil Šmída ; production, Otakar Vávra, Karel Feix ; adaptation, Otakar Vávra ; story, Karel Čapek ; photography, Václav Hanuš ; editor, Antonín Zelenka ; sound, Emil Polednik ; music, Jiří Srnka ; orchestra, Czechoslovak Film Symphony Orchestra ; conductor, Otakar Parik ; sets, Jan Zazvorka

Karel Höger, Florence Marly, Jiří Plachý, František Smolík, Eduard Linkers, Jaroslav Prucha, Natasa Tanska, Vlasta Fabianová, Karel Dostal, Bedřich Vrbský, Miroslav Homola, František Vnouček, Bohus Hradil

Fiction films.