1 Movie Starring Milos Vognic

The Cremator

The Cremator

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1969-03-14

Languages:

Czech

Countries:

Czechoslovakia

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (3937 Reviews)

Director:

Juraj Herz

Cast:

Writer:

Ladislav Fuks (novel)

Ladislav Fuks (screenplay)

Juraj Herz (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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. At a reception, he meets Reineke, with whom he fought for Austria in the first World War. Reineke convinces Kopfrkingl to emphasize his supposedly German heritage, including sending his timid son to the German school. Reineke then suggests that Kopfrkingl's half-Jewish wife is holding back his advancement in his job.

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