The Cremator

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NO ONE WILL SUFFER

Mr. Kopfrkingl enjoys his job at a crematorium in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. He likes reading the Tibetan book of the dead, and espouses the view that cremation relieves earthly suffering.

Rudolf Hrušínský Vlasta Chramostová Jana Stehnová Miloš Vognič Ilja Prachař Zora Božinová Eduard Kohout Jiří Lír Dimitri Rafalsky Jan Vlček Václav Halama Jiří Hálek Václav Kotva Míla Myslíková Vladimír Menšík Jiří Menzel Václav Štekl Nataša Gollová Jindřich Narenta Helena Anýžová Jana Šulcová Jan Řeřicha Oldřich Vízner Carmen Mayerová Libuše Pešková Růžena Vlčková Marie Rosůlková Věra Vlčková Eva Ulincová Show All…

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Der Leichenverbrenner, L'incinérateur de cadavres, De Lijkverbrander, 화장터 인부, 크리메이터, Човекът от крематориума, The Cremator - Der Leichenverbrenner, Το κρεματόριο, El incinerador de cadáveres, El incinerador, L’Incinérateur de cadavres, A hullaégető, L'uomo che bruciava i cadaveri, Palacz zwłok, O Cremador, Incineratorul, Сжигатель трупов, Spalovač mrtvol, 焚尸人

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14 Mar 1969
  • Czechoslovakia
11 Jul 2019
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27 Jun 2014
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11 Jul 2019
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14 Mar 1969
  • Theatrical Together with "V tunelu"
27 Jun 2014
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