Dark Sun

A remake of Vávra's 1948 atomic age thriller Krakatit. Engineer Prokop creates the devastating explosive “Krakatit” and soon confronts manipulative agents and imperialist conspiracies. Realizing his invention’s threat, he fights to prevent its misuse, risking everything to stop those who seek to exploit his epochal discovery.

Director: Otakar Vávra

Cast: Radoslav Brzobohatý, Rudolf Hrušínský, Magda Vášáryová, Jerzy Kamas, Luděk Munzar, Nóra Németh, Jozef Adamovič, Vladimír Šmeral

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