The Cremator

The Cremator

1969 · 1 hr 35 min · Not Rated

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Directors

Juraj Herz

Actors

  • Rudolf Hrusínský
  • Vlasta Chramostová
  • Jana Stehnová

Summary

Set in Central Europe during World War II, a demented cremator believes cremation relieves earthly suffering and sets out to save the world.

More about this movie

Czech Karel Kopfrkingl enjoys his job at a crematorium 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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