| Edition |
Two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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monochrome rdacc |
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black and white |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion Collection ; 1023 |
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Criterion collection ; 1023.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.66:1); monaural. |
| Language |
Czech and Hebrew dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Rudolf Hrušínský , Vlasta Chramostová, Jana Stehnova, Miloš Vognič, Zora Bozinová, Ilja Prachar, Eduard Kohout, Míla Myslíková, Vladimír Menšík. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Stanislav Milota ; film editor, Jaromír Janácek ; music, Zdeněk Liška. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
Title information from credits. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1969. |
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Based on the novel by Ladislav Fuks. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Wide screen (1.66:1). |
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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. |
| Subject |
Fuks, Ladislav -- Film adaptations.
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Cremation -- Drama.
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Crematoriums -- Czech Republic -- Drama.
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Insanity (Law) -- Czech Republic -- Drama.
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Fuks, Ladislav. (OCoLC)fst00007782
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Cremation. (OCoLC)fst00882749
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Crematoriums. (OCoLC)fst00882765
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Insanity (Law) (OCoLC)fst01715759
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Czech Republic. (OCoLC)fst01256743
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Horror films. (OCoLC)fst01710373
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Comedy films.
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Horror films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Herz, Juraj, 1934- film director, screenwriter.
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Fuks, Ladislav, screenwriter.
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Milota, Stanislav, 1933-2019, director of photography.
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Liška, Zdeněk, 1922-1983, composer (expression)
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Janácek, Jaromír, editor of moving image work
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Hrušínský, Rudolf, 1946- actor.
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Chramostová, Vlasta, 1926-2019, actor.
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Stehnová, Jana, actor.
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Vognič, Miloš, actor.
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Bozinová, Zora, actor.
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Prachař, Ilja, 1924-2005, actor.
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Kohout, Eduard, actor.
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Myslíková, Míla, 1933-2005, actor.
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Menšík, Vladimír, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fuks, Ladislav.
Spalovač mrtvol.
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Filmové studio Barrandov, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Cremator |
| ISBN |
9781681436944 |
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1681436949 |
| Standard No. |
715515244312 |
| Music No. |
CC3136DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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