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The cremator

Herz, Juraj, 1934- (film director.). Hrušínský, Rudolf, 1946- (actor.). Chramostová, Vlasta, 1926-2019 (actor.). Prachař, Ilja, 1924-2005 (actor.). Stehnová, Jana, (actor.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlasta Chramostova, Ilja Prachar, Jana Stehnova. (Cast).

Karl Kopfrkingl works at a stately crematorium in Prague. Obsessed with his duties, he believes he is liberating the souls of the departed. With Nazi forces gathering at the Czech border, Karl descends into a mania that allows him to wholly enact his disturbed beliefs.

DVD  - 2020
CZECH FIC Crema
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Subject
Cremation > Drama.
Crematoriums > Czech Republic > Drama.
Insanity (Law) > Czech Republic > Drama.
Genre
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Horror films.
Video recordings.
Drama.
  • ISBN: 9781681436944
  • Physical Description videodisc
    2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Criterion collection.
  • Publisher [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from sell sheet.
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1969.
Special edition features: The junk shop, director Juraj Herz's 1950 debut short film; short documentary from 2011; new interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova about the style of the film; documentary from 2017 about composer; interview with actor Rudolf Hrusinsky from 1993; trailer; plus an essay by scholar Jonathan Owen.
GMD: videodisc.
Participant or Performer Note: Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlasta Chramostova, Ilja Prachar, Jana Stehnova.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, wide screen (1.66:1).
Language Note:
Czech dialogue; English subtitles.