The Arrival from the Darkness

The Arrival from the Darkness — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 14, 1921
• Runtime
• 60 min
• Genres
• Fantasy, Horror
• Director
• Jan S. Kolár

The Arrival from the Darkness — Cast

Theodor Pištěk Bohdan Drazický Anny Ondra Dagmar / Alena Josef Šváb-Malostranský Jan Karel Lamač Jesek Drazický Luigi Hofman Butler / Father of Alena Vladimír Majer Richard Bor / Balthasar Borro

A

Alfred Baštýř Fisherman

R

Rudolf Myzet Knight