Synopsis
A remake of Vávra's 1948 atomic age thriller Krakatit. Engineer Prokop creates the devastating explosive “Krakatit” and soon confronts manipulative agents and imperialist conspiracies. Realizing his invention’s threat, he fights to prevent its misuse, risking everything to stop those who seek to exploit his epochal discovery.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Otakar VávraDirector
- Martin KratochvílOriginal Music Composer
- Jiří ŠotolaScreenplay
- Otakar VávraScreenplay
Cast
- Radoslav BrzobohatýProkop
- Rudolf HrušínskýCarson
- Magda VášáryováKris
- Jerzy KamasDai Mon
- Luděk MunzarTomeš
- Nóra NémethYoung Terrorist
- Jozef AdamovičDan
- Vladimír ŠmeralTomeš
- Günter NaumannHolz
- András BálintTerrorist Leader
- Lenka PichlíkováAnči
- Szabó SándorUncle James
Themes
based on novel or book