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Dark Sun

Dark Sun

★ 5.3/10•1980•2h 15m•Science Fiction•Drama

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.

Otakar Vávra · Director

Otakar Vávra · Screenplay

Jiří Šotola · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 15m
LanguageCS
Release DateSep 19, 1980

Actors

Radoslav Brzobohatý

Radoslav Brzobohatý

Prokop

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

Carson

Magda Vášáryová

Magda Vášáryová

Kris

Jerzy Kamas

Jerzy Kamas

Dai Mon

Luděk Munzar

Luděk Munzar

Tomeš

Nóra Németh

Young Terrorist

Jozef Adamovič

Jozef Adamovič

Dan

Vladimír Šmeral

Vladimír Šmeral

Tomeš

Günter Naumann

Günter Naumann

Holz

András Bálint

András Bálint

Terrorist Leader

Lenka Pichlíková

Lenka Pichlíková

Anči

Szabó Sándor

Szabó Sándor

Uncle James

Jaroslav Radimecký

Vasili Lanovoy

Vasili Lanovoy

Professor Obermeier

Ota Sklenčka

Ota Sklenčka

Profesor

Heinrich Schramm

Colonel

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