Mar 14, 1969
101 min
Full-HD

The Cremator (1969)

In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.

Category

Comedy Horror Drama

Country

Czechoslovakia

Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Rudolf Hrušínský

Karel Kopfrkingl

Vlasta Chramostová

Lakmé / Dagmar

Jana Stehnová

Zina

Miloš Vognič

Mili

Ilja Prachař

Walter Reinke

Zora Božinová

Reinkeová

Eduard Kohout

Bettleheim

Jiří Lír

Strauss

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