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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. The name is derived from the volcano Krakatoa.
Original Release
04/09/1948
US Release
04/28/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karel Höger | Prokop |
| Florence Marly | Princess Wilhelmina Hagen |
| Eduard Linkers | Carson |
| Jiri Plachy | D'Hemon (Daimon) / D'Hemon |
| Nataša Tanská | Anna Tomes / Anci Tomes |
| František Smolík | Dr. Tomeš / Dr. Tomes |
| Miroslav Homola | Jiří Tomeš / Jiri Tomes |
| Vlasta Fabianová | The Veiled Woman / The Revolutionist Woman / The Woman with the Veil |
| Jaroslav Prucha | Old Mail Carrier |
| Jirina Petrovická | The Nurse (framing sequences) / The Nurse |
Directors
Writers
Otakar Vávra, Karel Čapek, Jaroslav Vávra
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Karel Höger | Prokop |
| Florence Marly | Princess Wilhelmina Hagen |
| Eduard Linkers | Carson |
| Jiri Plachy | D'Hemon (Daimon) / D'Hemon |
| Nataša Tanská | Anna Tomes / Anci Tomes |
| František Smolík | Dr. Tomeš / Dr. Tomes |
| Miroslav Homola | Jiří Tomeš / Jiri Tomes |
| Vlasta Fabianová | The Veiled Woman / The Revolutionist Woman / The Woman with the Veil |
| Jaroslav Prucha | Old Mail Carrier |
| Jirina Petrovická | The Nurse (framing sequences) / The Nurse |
| Jaroslav Zrotal | The Doctor / The Doctor (framing sequences) |
| Bedrich Vrbský | Baron Rohn |
| Bohuš Hradil | Holz |
| František Vnoucek | Agitational Orator / Agitational Orator [Script Name: Rosse] |
| Karel Dostal | Professor in Dream |
| Vítezslav Bocek | Tomes' Lab Assistant |
| Daniela Olaha | Gypsy Band |
| Magda Koprivová | Marieke, Wilhelmina's handmaiden [bit] |
| Ema Kreutzerova | |
| F. Marek |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Karel Feix | Executive Producer |
