---
title: 'Invention for Destruction (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karel Zeman'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/invention-for-destruction-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052374/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Invention for Destruction (1958)

1958 · 83 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction · Czechoslovakia, United States

Original title: Vynález zkázy

## Synopsis

Invention for Destruction is a 1958 Czechoslovak black-and-white science fiction adventure film, directed by Karel Zeman, produced by Zdeněk Novák, and starring Lubor Tokoš, Arnošt Navrátil, and Miloslav Holub. Based on several works by Jules Verne, primarily his 1896 novel Facing the Flag, the film evokes the original illustrations for Verne's works by combining live actors with various forms of animation.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karel Zeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-zeman)
- **Screenplay:** [Karel Zeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-zeman), [František Hrubín](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-hrubin), [Jiří Brdečka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-brdecka)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zdeněk Liška](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-liska)
- **Producer:** [Zdeněk Novák](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-novak)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jiří Tarantík](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-tarantik)
- **Editor:** [Zdeněk Stehlík](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-stehlik)

## Cast

- [Otto Šimánek](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-simanek)
- [Václav Kyzlink](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-kyzlink)
- [Miloslav Holub](https://cinepixo.com/people/miloslav-holub)
- [Alena Kreuzmannová](https://cinepixo.com/people/alena-kreuzmannova)
- [Felix le Breux](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-le-breux)
- [František Řehák](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-rehak)
- [František Šlégr](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-slegr)
- [Lubor Tokoš](https://cinepixo.com/people/lubor-tokos)
- [Jana Zatloukalová](https://cinepixo.com/people/jana-zatloukalova)
- [Arnošt Navrátil](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnost-navratil)
- [Václav Babka](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-babka)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/invention-for-destruction-1958
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