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The Arrival from the Darkness
1921 6.7 (6 votes) 1h 0m
Genres
Fantasy Horror
Production Companies
Rexfilm

The Arrival from the Darkness (Příchozí z temnot)

Overview

One of the first Czechoslovak films to be shown abroad--a fantasy horror, filmed on the fully furnished premises of the Berlin film studio Am Zoo. The central role is portrayed by the “arrivee from darkness”, Ješek, who is awakened from a deathly sleep. The film represents unusual sparks of creative efforts and the ambitions of creative community around the director Jan S. Kolár, who was inspired by international trends and techniques.

Key Crew

Director: Jan S. Kolár

Director of Photography: Otto Heller, Otto Hoffmann

Story: Karel Hloucha

Screenplay: Jan S. Kolár

Top Cast

Theodor Pištěk
Theodor Pištěk

Bohdan Drazický

Anny Ondra
Anny Ondra

Dagmar / Alena

Josef Šváb-Malostranský
Josef Šváb-Malostranský

Jan

Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač

Jesek Drazický

Luigi Hofman
Luigi Hofman

Butler / Father of Alena

Vladimír Majer
Vladimír Majer

Richard Bor / Balthasar Borro

Alfred Baštýř

Fisherman

Rudolf Myzet

Knight

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