The Arrival from the Darkness (1921)
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.
- Released
- 1921-10-14
- Genres
- Fantasy, Horror
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jan S. Kolár, Jan S. Kolár
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 9 votes
Cast
- Theodor Pištěk as Bohdan Drazický
- Anny Ondra as Dagmar / Alena
- Josef Šváb-Malostranský as Jan
- Karel Lamač as Jesek Drazický
- Luigi Hofman as Butler / Father of Alena
- Vladimír Majer as Richard Bor / Balthasar Borro
- Alfred Baštýř as Fisherman
- Rudolf Myzet as Knight
- Jan W. Speerger as Knight of Drazický's Suite