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The Arrival from the Darkness
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Wikipedia article
'The Arrival from the Darkness' aka 'Redivivus' is a 1921 Czechoslovak silent fantasy horror film directed by Jan S. Kolr.
Production
Exteriors were shot at castles Karltejn, esk ternberk and Oko. Studio scenes were shot at EFA-Atelier am Zoo in Berlin in sets made by art director Fritz Kraenke.
Cast
*Theodor Pitk as Landowner Bohdan Draick
*Anny Ondra as Farmer's wife Dagmar/Alena
*Karel Lama as Jeek Draick of Lom and Stehov, Alena's cousin
*Josef vb-Malostransk as Old servant Jan
*Vladimr Majeras Richard Bor/Alchemist Balthazar del Borro
*Luigi Hofman as Buttler/Alena's father
*Jan W. Speerger as Knight from a company of Jeek Draick
*Alfred Bat 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 Kolr's silent films by Czech Film Archive in 2018.
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