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]

The Arrival from the Darkness
Příchozí z temnot
Directed byJan S. Kolár
Written byKarel Hloucha
Jan S. Kolár
StarringTheodor Pištěk
Anny Ondra
Karel Lamač
CinematographyOtto Heller
Otto Hoffmann
Production
company
Rexfilm
Distributed byRexfilm
Release date
  • October 14, 1921 (1921-10-14)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageSilent
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
  1. "The Arrival from the Darkness". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. "Příchozí z temnot". Filmová místa (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. Luboš Bartošek (1985). Náš film: kapitoly z dějin, 1896-1945 (in Czech). Mladá fronta. pp. 105–106.
  4. Martin Šrajer. "Otrávené světlo a Příchozí z temnot na DVD". Filmový přehled (in Czech). NFA. Retrieved 2020-02-20.


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