Distribution media
| Medium | Duration | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|
| 35 mm | 133 min | German, English |
About the film distribution
The film is based on a science-fiction novel Krakatit by the well-known Czech writer Karel Čapek. As early as 1948, Otakar Vávra has made the film under the title Krakatit based on this novel. The film The Dark Sun has two parts; however it was performed as one part. Following a serious injury of a cameraman Miroslav Ondříček, who got burnt during the film making, the film was finished by a cameraman Josef Illík.
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Film data
About a film
| Production year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Categories | film |
| Genres | sci-fi |
| Form | feature |
| Duration | 133 min |
| Director | Otakar Vávra |
| Cast | Radoslav Brzobohatý, Rudolf Hrušínský, Magda Vášáryová, Jerzy Kamas, Luděk Munzar |
| Director of photography | Miroslav Ondříček, Josef Illík |
| Screenplay | Otakar Vávra, Jiří Šotola |
| Editor | Miroslav Hájek |
| Production designer | Karel Lier, Miroslav Hrachovec |
| Music | Martin Kratochvíl |
| Sound designer | Adolf Böhm |
