The cremator
Karl Kopfrkingl works at a stately crematorium in Prague. Obsessed with his duties, he believes he is liberating the souls of the departed. With Nazi forces gathering at the Czech border, Karl descends into a mania that allows him to wholly enact his disturbed beliefs.
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- ISBN: 9781681436944
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Physical Description
videodisc
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition Criterion collection.
- Publisher [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from sell sheet. Wide screen (1.66:1). Originally produced as a motion picture in 1969. Special edition features: The junk shop, director Juraj Herz's 1950 debut short film; short documentary from 2011; new interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova about the style of the film; documentary from 2017 about composer; interview with actor Rudolf Hrusinsky from 1993; trailer; plus an essay by scholar Jonathan Owen. GMD: videodisc. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlasta Chramostova, Ilja Prachar, Jana Stehnova. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rating: Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, wide screen (1.66:1). |
| Language Note: | Czech dialogue; English subtitles. |
Additional Information
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