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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.
A cremator in Nazi-occupied Europe becomes obsessed with death and cremation, and tries to save the world by killing people. The film is based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks and directed by Juraj Herz, and features surreal and nightmarish scenes.
- (11K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Juraj Herz
- 1969-03-14
Aug 7, 2019 · “The Cremator,” adapted from a novel by Ladislav Fuks, is a disquieting mix of satire and horror, filled with inexplicable characters seen in fragmentary close-ups or through distorted lenses.
A 1969 Czechoslovak New Wave film by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. It depicts a crematorium manager who becomes a Nazi collaborator in 1930s Prague.
- Karel Kopfrkingl
A crematorium worker becomes obsessed with cremation and Nazism in this dark satire of fascism and spiritualism. The film features a haunting score, a neo-noir style, and a memorable performance by Rudolf Hrušínský.
- (26.8K)
- Filmové Studio Barrandov
- Juraj Herz
A 1969 masterpiece by Juraj Herz, The Cremator depicts the horrors of totalitarian ideologies through the eyes of a morbid crematorium manager in 1930s Prague. The film blends dark comedy, expressionism and shocking violence to portray the banality of evil.
Jun 10, 2020 · Synopsis. Czechoslovak New Wave iconoclast Juraj Herz’s terrifying, darkly comic vision of the horrors of totalitarian ideologies stars a supremely chilling Rudolf Hrušínský as the pathologically morbid Karel Kopfrkingl, a crematorium director in 1930s Prague who believes fervently that death offers the only true relief from human suffering.
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