Man from the Unknown
Man from the Unknown
1939, Czech. Directed by Martin Frič.
While in Bohemia, an American industrialist named Craigs goes missing. In Prague, the police have arrested a man without identification, who bears a striking resemblance to Craigs. The doctor, the secretary, and the hotel staff all claim that he is the industrialist. The man denies this claim. When he learns how harsh and despotic the man he is believed to be is, he agrees to go to London and adopts his new identity.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Martin FričDirector
- Zdeněk ŠtěpánekJohn Craigs / muž z neznáma
- Jiřina ŠtěpničkováHelena
- Zvonimir RogozClifford
- Karel ČernýBlack
- Karel DostalVice-president Northon
- Jaroslav PrůchaMUDr. White
- Božena ŠustrováNelly Wernerová
- František KreuzmannBob
- Jarmila HolmováBobova žena
- Vladimír ŠmeralDvořáček
- Jaroslav Vojtadělník
- Marie Burešováděvče z přístavu
Details
- Released
- 22 December 1939
- Original title
- Muž z neznáma
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Karel Baroch, Gleb Glebov, Elena Smatková
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Man from the Unknown runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Man from the Unknown isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 December 1939. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Man from the Unknown?
Man from the Unknown (1939) was directed by Martin Frič and stars Zdeněk Štěpánek, Jiřina Štěpničková, Zvonimir Rogoz.