

A Step into the Darkness
1938, Czech. Directed by Martin Frič.
A dashing but mysterious man saves a gambler from suicide, crashes the posh party of a prominent industrialist, falls in love with his daughter, and finds himself in a web of intrigue revolving around her blackmailing fiance and a gang of counterfeiters.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Martin FričDirector
- Adina MandlováEva Haller
- Rolf WankaRonny
- Václav TréglValentin the Valet
- František SmolíkJan Haller
- Zvonimir RogozLinde
- Alena FrimlováMagda
- Vítězslav BočekFred Baron
- Theodor PištěkFat Party Guest
- Růžena ŠlemrováFat Guest's Wife
- František KreuzmannHenchman Josef
- František RolandCast
- Gustav HilmarPolice Kommissar
Details
- Released
- 17 February 1938
- Original title
- Krok do tmy
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- František Čáp, Eduard Fiker
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A Step into the Darkness runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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A Step into the Darkness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 February 1938. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Step into the Darkness?
If you liked A Step into the Darkness, try Johnny Dangerously, Ocean's Eleven, Get Shorty.
Who directed A Step into the Darkness?
A Step into the Darkness (1938) was directed by Martin Frič and stars Adina Mandlová, Rolf Wanka, Václav Trégl.