The Arrival from the Darkness explained

The Arrival from the Darkness
Native Name:	Příchozí z temnot
Director:	Jan S. Kolár
Starring:	Theodor Pištěk Anny Ondra Karel Lamač
Cinematography:	Otto Heller Otto Hoffmann
Studio:	Rexfilm
Distributor:	Rexfilm
Runtime:	62 minutes
Country:	Czechoslovakia
Language:	Silent Czech intertitles

The Arrival from the Darkness aka Redivivus (cs|'''Příchozí z temnot''') is a 1921 Czechoslovak silent fantasy horror film directed by Jan S. Kolár.^[1]

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.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: . . The Arrival from the Darkness . 1 October 2024 . Filmový přehled . Czech Film Archive.
2. Web site: . . Příchozí z temnot . Coming from the dark . 1 October 2024 . Filmová místa . cs.
3. Book: Náš film: kapitoly z dějin, 1896-1945 . Luboš Bartošek . Mladá fronta . 1985 . cs . 105–106.
4. Web site: Šrajer . Martin . . Otrávené světlo a Příchozí z temnot na DVD . The poisoned light and the Incoming from Dark on DVD . 1 October 2024 . Filmový přehled . . cs.