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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.
Krakatit is a novel on the risks about the abuse of science for human gain. The hero is a chemist Mr. Prokop, who was able to produce exceptionally powerful explosive. He calls it "Krakatit," after the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa. A special feature of Krakatit is that erupts seemingly without cause.
With Karel Höger, Florence Marly, Eduard Linkers, Jirí Plachý. After an accidental explosion in the lab, its inventor slips in and out of dream-like hallucinations, realizing that he had given the formula to one of his colleagues, who he tries to stop before it is too late.
Karel Čapek ( Czech: [ˈkarɛl ˈtʃapɛk] ⓘ; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel War with the Newts (1936) and play R.U.R. ( Rossum's Universal Robots, 1920), which introduced the word robot.
Krakatit is a science-fiction novel by Karel Čapek, originally written in Czech in 1922, about the danger of misusing science.
Krakatit je vědecko-fantastický román Karla Čapka z roku 1923 (vyšlo 1924) na téma nebezpečí zneužití vědy. Čapek román mj. psal i za svého pobytu v Jindřichově Hradci ve výletní restauraci Rudolfův dvůr.
Feb 19, 2023 · 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...
