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Krakatit

1948

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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After inventing a powerful explosive and realizing its effects, a man tries to keep it getting into the wrong hands.

Derek Smith

Slant Magazine

Mar 3, 2026

Otakar Vávra’s deeply strange and unsettling sci-fi mystery about a world hellbent on self-destruction rings as true today as it surely did in the wake of World War II.

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@RT41356407 Oct 24, 2024

A clear statement against war and in favour of the responsibility of scientists for their research. A Czech film shot shortly after the war with a terrible topicality. Watch the film and learn from the lessons!

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Otakar Vávra

Director

Karel Höger

Prokop

Florence Marly

Princess Wilhelmina Hagen

Eduard Linkers

Carson

Frantisek Smolík

Dr. Tomes

Jirí Plachý

D'Hemon

Synopsis

After inventing a powerful explosive and realizing its effects, a man tries to keep it getting into the wrong hands.

Director: Otakar Vávra
Screenwriter: Otakar Vávra, Jaroslav Vávra
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: Czech
Runtime: 1h 37m

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