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The Cremator
In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.
7.777
96 min
Release
1969-03-14
Cast
Rudolf Hrušínský
as Karel Kopfrkingl
Vlasta Chramostová
as Lakmé / Dagmar
Jana Stehnová
as ZinaMiloš Vognič
as Mili
Ilja Prachař
as Walter Reinke
Zora Božinová
as Reinkeová
Eduard Kohout
as Bettleheim
Jiří Lír
as Strauss
Dimitri Rafalsky
as FenekJan Vlček
as VránaVáclav Halama
as Pelikán
Jiří Hálek
as Rámar Holý
Václav Kotva
as Josífek Zajíc
Míla Myslíková
as Silly Woman
Vladimír Menšík
as Silly Woman's Husband
Jiří Menzel
as DvorakVáclav Štekl
as Musician / Box Referee / Panopticon Owner
Nataša Gollová
as Madam in the Massage Parlor
Jindřich Narenta
as Nazi in Smoking Suit
Helena Anýžová
as Pale Girl
Jana Šulcová
as Blushing GirlJan Řeřicha
as The Bachelor of the Unruly Girl
Oldřich Vízner
as Kája
Carmen Mayerová
as LiskováLibuše Pešková
as PodzimkováRůžena Vlčková
as Anezka
Marie Rosůlková
as Woman Demanding a CasketVěra Vlčková
as ProstituteEva Ulincová
Rudolf Iltis
as SteinJosef Střecha
B. Mandausová
František Kubíček
as BeranErich Fichtner
as Crematory ManagerJ. Hladký
Jiřina Bílá
as Pracharova (uncredited)
Jan Kraus
as Vojtík PracharAlfred Růžička
H. Absolonová
Alena Balejová
M. Baumrukerová
S. Brabcová
E. Brázdová
V. Handlová
Marie Hübschová
M. Jílková
J. Knollová
Yvona Odehnalová
J. Pacáková
H. Schlechtrová
J. Škrabanová
M. Šotolová
H. Troníčková
C. Zeyerová
L. Geussová
I. Kučerová
J. Seyfertová
J. Scheybová
S. Študentová
Pavla Břínková
H. Francová
E. Kamesleimerová
K. Kučerová
H. Sládková
M. Smolová
I. Svobodová
Zuzana Rumlová
Olga Bušková
E. Otavová
A. Řezníčková
J. Šmídová
J. Tomšů
M. Bohatová
Jiřina Jandová
Karel Hovorka
J. Balík
J. Lebeda
M. Mach
Karel Fiala
Miloslav Šindler
Jaroslav Toms
Václav Vodák
J. Krupička
J. Zeman
František Häusler
Radomír Hubáček
Helena Kotoučová
Vl. Grygar
K. Geipel
Vratislav Hurych
J. Englická
Jiří Kaftan
Theodor Kunst
V. Kebrt
František Poláček
M. Janoušková
A. Mařáková
Z. Povolná
Věra Koželuhová
V. Malečová
E. Tichá
Felix Černý
Karel Přinesdomů
J. Němec
E. Šumberová
Z. Šumberová
Zdeněk Šmidrkal
Josef Kemr
as Fenek (voice)
Jiří Němeček
as Nazi in Smoking SuitVladimír Čech
as Crematory Manager (voice)Director
REVIEWS
badelf
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.
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