The Arrival from the Darkness
The Arrival from the Darkness aka Redivivus (Czech: Příchozí z temnot) is a 1921 Czechoslovak silent fantasy horror film directed by Jan S. Kolár.[1]
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| Directed by | Jan S. Kolár |
| Written by | Karel Hloucha Jan S. Kolár |
| Starring | Theodor Pištěk Anny Ondra Karel Lamač |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller Otto Hoffmann |
Production company | Rexfilm |
| Distributed by | Rexfilm |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Silent Czech intertitles |
Production
Exteriors were shot at castles Karlštejn, Český Šternberk and Okoř.[2] Studio scenes were shot at EFA-Atelier am Zoo in Berlin in sets made by art director Fritz Kraenke.[3]
Cast
- Theodor Pištěk as Landowner Bohdan Dražický
- Anny Ondra as Farmer's wife Dagmar/Alena
- Karel Lamač as Ješek Dražický of Lom and Střehov, Alena's cousin
- Josef Šváb-Malostranský as Old servant Jan
- Vladimír Majeras Richard Bor/Alchemist Balthazar del Borro
- Luigi Hofman as Buttler/Alena's father
- Jan W. Speerger as Knight from a company of Ješek Dražický
- Alfred Baštýř as Fisherman
- Rudolf Myzet as Knight
Release
The film was released in cinemas in Germany, Austria, France and Great Britain under the name Redivivus in 1921.[1]
From 2005 to 2007, the film was reconstructed and shown in film festivals. It was released in a DVD box set with six other Kolár's silent films by Czech Film Archive in 2018.[4]
References
- "The Arrival from the Darkness". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Příchozí z temnot". Filmová místa (in Czech). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- Luboš Bartošek (1985). Náš film: kapitoly z dějin, 1896-1945 (in Czech). Mladá fronta. pp. 105–106.
- Martin Šrajer. "Otrávené světlo a Příchozí z temnot na DVD". Filmový přehled (in Czech). NFA. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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