Krakatit 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray marks the first-ever worldwide UHD release of Otakar Vávra’s visionary 1948 masterpiece, a nightmarish fusion of film noir, paranoid thriller, and early atomic-age science fiction. Adrift between delirium and memory, chemist Prokop wanders through a fog-choked landscape as fragments of his past surface: the invention of a catastrophic proto-nuclear weapon and the mystery of its vanished formula. Based on the 1924 novel by Karel Čapek—creator of the word “robot”—Krakatit unfolds like a fever dream of nested flashbacks, hallucinations, and moral dread, echoing the existential urgency of D.O.A., the surreal paranoia of Orson Welles’ noirs, and the psychological dislocation of Hitchcock’s Spellbound. Anchored by an unforgettable performance from Karel Höger and photographed by Václav Hanuš in stark, expressionistic black and white, the film stands as one of postwar European cinema’s most haunting achievements. Newly restored in 4K from the original 35mm nitrate negative by the Národní filmový archiv in Prague, this Deaf Crocodile edition finally gives Krakatit the presentation it has long deserved.

directed by: otakar vávra
starring: karel höger
1948 / 101 min

Krakatit [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] - Pre-Order 3/24

Name: Krakatit [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] - Pre-Order 3/24
Brand: Deaf Crocodile

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Expected to ship on or around the release date: March 24, 2026.

4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• first-ever worldwide 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release
• new 4K restoration from the original 35mm nitrate negative
• 4K Ultra HD disc with the feature
• Blu-ray disc with the feature and bonus materials
• new essay by Czech film scholar Jonathan Owen
• new essay by film critic Walter Chaw
• new visual essay by film scholar Clayton Dillard
• video interview on the film’s restoration with Tereza Frodlová of the Národní filmový archiv
• new artwork by Beth Morris
• Blu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie at Fidelity in Motion

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Label: Deaf Crocodile
Language: Czech
Audio: stereo
Region: Region A
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