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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.
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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.
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- Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Otakar Vávra
- 1951-04-28
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...
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