Rudolf Hrušínský
Karel Kopfrkingl
In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.
Release Date | 1969-03-14 |
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Runtime | 1h 41m |
Directors | Juraj Herz, Stanislav Milota, Květa Lehovcová, Vladimír Blažek |
Producers | Vladimír Bor, Jiří Šebor |
Writers | Ladislav Fuks, Ladislav Fuks, Juraj Herz, Vladimír Bor |
This film blew me away. It's done in the style of a beautiful tone poem. Yet, the subject is the horror of ethnic cleansing. The juxtaposition is riveting.
— badelf