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Invention for Destruction

1958·1h 23m·Unrated
AdventureFantasyAnimationSci-Fi
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
3,165 votes

An evil millionaire named Artigas plans to use a super-explosive device to conquer the world from his headquarters inside an enormous volcano.

Invention for Destruction is a 1958 adventure fantasy movie directed by Karel Zeman, starring Arnost Navrátil, Frantisek Slégr, Lubor Tokos. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 3,165 votes and runs 1h 23m.

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Director
Karel Zeman
Stars
Arnost Navrátil
Frantisek Slégr
Lubor Tokos
Miroslav Holub
Details
1958-08-01
83 min
Movie
Unrated
★ Czechoslovakia
★ Czech
Keywords
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