The Cremator (1969)

1h 41m
Running Time

March 14, 1969
Release Date

The Cremator (1969)

1h 41m
Running Time

March 14, 1969
Release Date

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Filmové studio Barrandov
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Plot.

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 & Crew.

Zdena Prchlíková

Zdena Prchlíková

Makeup & Hair

Ladislava Klusáčková

Ladislava Klusáčková

Assistant Editor

Karel Jakl

Karel Jakl

Sound Recordist

Antonín Dimitrov

Antonín Dimitrov

Title Designer

Jaromír Lukáš

Jaromír Lukáš

Unit Production Manager

Anna Proboštová

Anna Proboštová

Assistant Production Manager

Jitka Přibylová

Jitka Přibylová

Clapper Loader

Pavel Brodil

Pavel Brodil

Gaffer

I. Kučerová

I. Kučerová

M. Šotolová

M. Šotolová

J. Škrabanová

J. Škrabanová

Miloslav Šindler

Miloslav Šindler

Z. Povolná

Z. Povolná

S. Študentová

S. Študentová

L. Geussová

L. Geussová

H. Schlechtrová

H. Schlechtrová

Felix Černý

Felix Černý

K. Geipel

K. Geipel

J. Seyfertová

J. Seyfertová

J. Balík

J. Balík

Karel Hovorka

Karel Hovorka

J. Tomšů

J. Tomšů

J. Scheybová

J. Scheybová

Theodor Kunst

Theodor Kunst

J. Englická

J. Englická

Vratislav Hurych

Vratislav Hurych

J. Knollová

J. Knollová

Karel Fiala

Karel Fiala

Zuzana Rumlová

Zuzana Rumlová

Jiří Kaftan

Jiří Kaftan

E. Otavová

E. Otavová

Olga Bušková

Olga Bušková

E. Tichá

E. Tichá

V. Malečová

V. Malečová

Věra Koželuhová

Věra Koželuhová

Marie Hübschová

Marie Hübschová

J. Šmídová

J. Šmídová

Jiřina Jandová

Jiřina Jandová

A. Mařáková

A. Mařáková

Z. Šumberová

Z. Šumberová

Zdeněk Šmidrkal

Zdeněk Šmidrkal

František Poláček

František Poláček

V. Kebrt

V. Kebrt

M. Bohatová

M. Bohatová

M. Smolová

M. Smolová

H. Sládková

H. Sládková

C. Zeyerová

C. Zeyerová

V. Handlová

V. Handlová

M. Janoušková

M. Janoušková

Vl. Grygar

Vl. Grygar

Helena Kotoučová

Helena Kotoučová

Radomír Hubáček

Radomír Hubáček

Unit Production Manager

František Häusler

František Häusler

J. Zeman

J. Zeman

M. Mach

M. Mach

J. Lebeda

J. Lebeda

I. Svobodová

I. Svobodová

M. Jílková

M. Jílková

Yvona Odehnalová

Yvona Odehnalová

Eva Ulincová

Eva Ulincová

J. Krupička

J. Krupička

Václav Vodák

Václav Vodák

Jaroslav Toms

Jaroslav Toms

M. Baumrukerová

M. Baumrukerová

Alena Balejová

Alena Balejová

B. Mandausová

B. Mandausová

Josef Střecha

Josef Střecha

Alfred Růžička

Alfred Růžička

H. Absolonová

H. Absolonová

S. Brabcová

S. Brabcová

E. Brázdová

E. Brázdová

E. Šumberová

E. Šumberová

J. Němec

J. Němec

Karel Přinesdomů

Karel Přinesdomů

K. Kučerová

K. Kučerová

E. Kamesleimerová

E. Kamesleimerová

H. Francová

H. Francová

Pavla Břínková

Pavla Břínková

J. Hladký

J. Hladký

J. Pacáková

J. Pacáková

Details.

Release Date
March 14, 1969

Original Name
Spalovač mrtvol

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 41m

Genres

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This Movie Is About.

child murderer
based on novel or book
zoo
crematorium
insanity
exterminator
funeral director
nazi collaborator
czech new wave
family killed
czech resistance
human zoo exhibit
dark comedy

Wiki.

The Cremator (Czech: Spalovač mrtvol) is a 1969 Czechoslovak dark comedy horror film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 1972, it won the Festival de Cine de Sitges Best Film award, where it also received awards for its star Rudolf Hrušínský and cinematographer Stanislav Milota.

Set in 1930s Prague, Karel Kopfrkingl slowly devolves from an odd but relatively well-meaning cremator of the dead into a murderer of his family and mass murderer who proposes to run the ovens at extermination camps due to the influence of the Nazi party and Tibetan Buddhism, as he believes his murders are "liberating" the souls of the deceased into a better life. The film consists mostly of monologues from Kopfrkingl that follow his descent into madness. Influenced by German Expressionist film, it is often cited as an example of the Czechoslovak New Wave. The film was withdrawn from circulation in 1973 and not seen again until 1990, after the collapse of the communist system in Czechoslovakia in 1989.

With a 90.2% score on the Czech and Slovak Movie Database as well as praise from film critics, The Cremator is often considered to be one of the best films ever made in Czechoslovakia. It has also gathered a prominent cult following.

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