该电影由奥塔卡·瓦夫拉执导，卡雷尔·赫格、弗洛朗丝·玛莉、Eduard Linkers、伊里·普拉希、Natasa Tanská、弗兰季塞克·什莫利克等主演，于1948年上映。在98分钟的叙事中，《原子空想》（又名：克拉卡蒂特、灭世的发明）Based on the novel by Karel Capek, the prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit - a powerful explosive - by Prokop, an experimental scientist who, following an accidental explosion in his lab, slips in and out of delirium. When he realises that, in a delirious period, he has given the formula for making Krakatit to one of his colleagues, he tries to find the man, who does not realize how dangerous a thing Krakatit is. In the process, he nearly gives his discovery away again to foreign interests, a group of anarchists, and even greater forces of darkness...