''The Arrival from the Darkness'' aka ''Redivivus'' ( cs, Příchozí z temnot) is a 1921

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silent fantasy

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directed by Jan S. Kolár.

Production

Exteriors were shot at castles

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and Okoř. Studio scenes were shot at EFA-Atelier am Zoo in Berlin in sets made by art director Fritz Kraenke.

Cast

* Theodor Pištěk as Landowner Bohdan Dražický *

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as Farmer's wife Dagmar/Alena *

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as Ješek Dražický of Lom and Střehov, Alena's cousin *

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as Old servant Jan *

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as 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

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in 2018.

References

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* 1921 films 1920s fantasy films 1920s historical horror films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czech silent films Czech fantasy films Czech horror films Czechoslovak horror films Films about time travel Films shot in the Czech Republic 1921 horror films Czech dark fantasy films {{1920s-horror-film-stub