Vynález zkázy (1958)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Karel Zeman

Writers:

Frantisek Hrubín (writer)
Jules Verne (novel)

Release Date:

27 June 1958 (Belgium)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Never before seen! Like nothing on this planet! Like no other screen adventure ever seen in America!

Plot Keywords:

Shipwreck | Diving Suit | Atomic Cannon | Captive Woman | Stop Motion

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Lubor Tokos	...	Simon Hart
Arnost Navrátil	...	Profesor Roch
Miroslav Holub	...	Artigas (as Miloslav Holub)
Frantisek Slégr	...	Kapitán pirátu
Václav Kyzlink	...	Ing. Serke
Jana Zatloukalová	...	Jana

Also Known As:

A Deadly Invention (International: English title) (literal title)
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (USA)

Runtime:

USA:83 min

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | USA:Unrated | Sweden:Btl

Company:

Ceskoslovenský Státní Film

Trivia:

The steam locomotive featured early in the film was an actual American design from the 1850s, and the steam automobile was also an actual French design called "Mancelle" from the 1870s.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

A Wonderful Film

This is one film that I wish they would start showing on television again. When I was a child, I really was knocked out by the special effects. I'm a sucker for any film that combines live action with animation and this film is no exception. What really made me take notice was how the sets reminded me of the pages of a book and how the characters were almost like the illustrations come to life. This is definitely a lost classic and I hope one day that it will be shown on television once again.