The Cremator

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The Cremator (1969)

Directed by Juraj Herz

“NO ONE WILL SUFFER.”

Horror, Drama, Crime, Comedy · 1h 41m

In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.

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Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský Karel Kopfrkingl Vlasta Chramostová Lakmé / Dagmar Jana Stehnová Zina
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Miloš Vognič Mili Ilja Prachař Walter Reinke Zora Božinová Reinkeová Eduard Kohout Bettleheim Jiří Lír Strauss Dimitri Rafalsky Fenek
J
Jan Vlček Vrána
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Václav Halama Pelikán Jiří Hálek Rámar Holý

Crew

Director
Juraj Herz
Screenplay
Ladislav Fuks, Juraj Herz
Novel
Ladislav Fuks
Director of Photography
Stanislav Milota
Original Music Composer
Zdeněk Liška
Editor
Jaromír Janáček

Details

Original title
Spalovač mrtvol
Release date
1969-03-14
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Horror, Drama, Crime, Comedy
Original language
CS
Spoken languages
Czech, Hebrew
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov