Synopsis
In early 20th century Czechoslovakia, a gravely ill chemist recalls his discovery of a powerful explosive and how it landed in the hands of anarchists.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
24 audience votes
Key crew
- Jaroslav R. VávraScreenplay
- Otakar VávraDirector
- Otakar VávraScreenplay
- Jiří SrnkaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Karel HögerProkop
- Florence MarlyPrincess Wilhelmina Hagen
- Jiří PlachýD'Hemon
- Nataša TanskáAnna Tomes
- František SmolíkDr. Tomeš
- Miroslav HomolaJiří Tomeš
- Eduard LinkersCarson
- Vlasta FabianováThe Woman with the Veil
- Jaroslav PrůchaCast
- Bedřich VrbskýBaron Rohn
- Karel DostalProfessor in Dream
- Bohuš HradilHolz
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookterrorismscientistseductressdreamlikenuclear explosiverecurring feverstolen formula