BigList
Login / Sign up
The Arrival from the Darkness (1921)

The Arrival from the Darkness (1921)

Fantasy Horror
Release Date: 1921, October 14
Directors: Jan S. Kolár
Countries: Czechoslovakia
Production: Rexfilm
Cast: Vladimír Majer, Theodor Pištěk, Anny Ondra, Rudolf Myzet, Jan W. Speerger, Alfred Baštýř, Luigi Hofman, Josef Šváb-Malostranský

Overview:

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.