Krakatit (film)
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Krakatit is a 1948 Czechoslovak science fiction mystery film directed by Otakar Vávra, starring Karel Höger as a chemist who suffers from delirium and regret after inventing a powerful explosive. The film is based on Karel Čapek's novel with the same title, written in 1922. The name is derived from the volcano Krakatoa, which violently erupted in 1883.
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Directed by | Otakar Vávra |
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Based on | Krakatit by Karel Čapek |
Produced by | Otakar Vávra |
Starring | Karel Höger |
Cinematography | Václav Hanuš |
Edited by | Antonín Zelenka |
Music by | Jiří Srnka |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
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