Krakatit (1947)

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Based on a novel by Karel Capek, a prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century, who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit-a powerful explosive by Prokop, the main character of the movie. After an accidental explosion in the lab, exhausted Prokop slips in and out of dream-like hallucinations. He later realizes that in his altered state of consciousness he had given the formula for making Krakatit to one of his colleagues, and he tries to stop its spread before it is too late. But there are too many dark, powerful forces interested in the ultimate explosive. Title: Krakatit Release Date: April 28, 1951 Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Thriller All Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi Languages: Czech Country: Czechoslovakia Colors: Black and White Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 7.7 Buried.com Rating: 8.7 - (Rate This Horror Movie at Buried.com) Category: Horror Movies Starting With K MPAA Rating: 15 Director(s): Otakar Vavra Cast: Karel Hoger ...Prokop Florence Marly ...Princess Wilhelmina Hagen Eduard Linkers ...Carson Jiri Plachy ...D'Hemon (Daimon) Natasa Tanska ...Anci Tomes Frantisek Smolik ...Dr. Tomes Miroslav Homola ...Jiri Tomes Vlasta Fabianova ...The Veiled Woman / The Revolutionist Woman Jaroslav Prucha ...Old Mail Carrier Jirina Petrovicka ...The Nurse (framing sequences) Jaroslav Zrotal ...The Doctor (framing sequences) Bedrich Vrbsky ...Baron Rohn Bohus Hradil ...Holz (as B. Hradil) Frantisek Vnoucek ...Agitational Orator [Script Name: Rosse] Karel Dostal ...Professor in Dream Vitezslav Bocek ...Tomes' Lab Assistant Daniela Olaha ...Gypsy Band Magda Koprivova ...Marieke, Wilhelmina's handmaiden [bit] (as Magda... F. Marek ... Margaarette Previtali ...Italian Woman (unconfirmed) Ann Sostreed ...English Woman (unconfirmed) Zdenek Hodr ...Unidentified Role Antonin Jirsa ...Unidentified Role Zvonimir Rogoz ...Unidentified Role Remaining Cast: Writer(s): Karel Capek Otakar Vavra Jaroslav Vavra Composer(s): Jiri Srnka IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Scientist, Beautiful Woman, Based On Novel  ...[more] Keywords All: Seen it? Rate it Currently 8.70/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 8.7 out of 10.0 - 61 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST