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Director:
Juraj Herz
Writers:
Ladislav Fuks (novel)
Ladislav Fuks (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 March 1969 (Czechoslovakia) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Kopfrkingl enjoys his job at a crematorium in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. He likes reading the Tibetan book of the dead... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Rudolf Hrusínský ... Kopfrkingl
Vlasta Chramostová ... Lakmé / Dagmar
Jana Stehnová ... Zina
Milos Vognic ... Mili
Zora Bozinová ... Reinkeová
Ilja Prachar ... Walter Reinke
Eduard Kohout ... Bettleheim
Jirí Menzel ... Dvorák
Míla Myslíková ... Hloupá zena
Vladimír Mensík ... Manzel hloupé zeny
Jirí Lír ... Strauss
Václav Stekl ... Hudebník / rozhodcí boxu / majitel panoptika
Helena Anýzová ... Bledá dívka
Jindrich Narenta ... Nacista ve smokingu
Marie Rosulková ... Zena dozadující se rakvicky
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Cremator (USA)
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Runtime:
95 min | Netherlands:102 min
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Language:
Czech
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15
Filming Locations:
Pardubice, Czech Republic

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45 out of 48 people found the following comment useful.
Simply horror, 25 November 2004
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Author: ElHo CID (hans.jochen@centrum.cz) from Pisek, CZ

Really unbelievable this film is stated as horror/comedy here on IMDb. Braindead is horror/comedy. This is pure horror. If Kopfrkringl's sick mind doesn't scare you, nothing does. This is a holocaust movie. But unlike Pianist or Shindler's list this movie is about cremator. About man who finds idea of burning thousands of murdered people every day very attractive. Director Juraj Herz have done brilliant piece of work by creating atmosphere of fear and madness so deep and believable. Because in fact there had to be some Kopfrkringl who actually done these things during WW2. This movie flows like honey (or some Lynch's work) with no boring spots and no disturbances in its rhythm. One scene traverses into another almost seamlessly. And in the end you can see mass murderer who thinks he is dalailama and you'll believe it's possible. That's why Cremator is REAL horror.

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