Invention for Destruction
1958 · Movie · 83 min · ★ 7.2
As the world progresses into the industrial age, a professor studying the "nature of pure matter" is spirited away by a would-be dictator and connived into building a super-bomb, as a young reporter and a girl rescued from the sea attempt to warn him of their mutual kidnapper's intentions to dominate the world with a new and more-deadly-yet weapon.
Based on Facing the Flag
Also known as A Deadly Invention · The Deadly Invention
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-08-22
- Language
- CS
- Runtime
- 83 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (89 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- shipwreck
- invention
- hot air balloon
- pirate gang
- automobile
- stop motion
- reporter
- black and white
- scientist
- costume drama
- +17 more
Cast & crew
Lubor Tokoš
as Šimon Hart
Jana Zatloukalová
as Jana
- AN
Arnošt Navrátil
as Profesor Roche
Miloslav Holub
as Count Artigas
- FŠ
František Šlégr
as Pirate Captain
Otto Šimánek
as The Man on the Train
- VK
Václav Kyzlink
as Ing. Serke
František Řehák
Václav Babka
Alena Kreuzmannová
as Jana (voice)
Directed by Karel Zeman