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The Cremator

1969 film by Juraj Herz
Movie Film Q3178853

Facts

33 properties
Instance of
film
Award received
Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award[1]
Director
Juraj Herz[2]
Genre
horror film, comedy drama, drama film, thriller film, comedy film[6][7][8][9][10]
Language of work or name
Czech, Hebrew[30][31]
Publication date
1969, March 14, 1969
Screenwriter
Ladislav Fuks, Juraj Herz[3][4]
Based on
The Cremator[11]
Nominated for
International Submission to the Academy Awards
Duration
+96
After a work by
Ladislav Fuks
Aspect ratio (W:H)
1.66:1
CNC film rating (France)
no minors under twelve
Cast member
Rudolf Hrušínský, Vlasta Chramostová, Helena Anýžová, Míla Myslíková, Vladimír Menšík, Ilja Prachař, Eduard Kohout, Jiří Menzel, Jiří Lír, Václav Štekl, Marie Rosůlková, Nataša Gollová, Jiří Hálek, Jana Šulcová, Oldřich Vízner, Carmen Mayerová, Václav Kotva, Jan Kraus, Jiří Kaftan, Josef Kemr, Jan Řeřicha, Věra Vlčková, Pavla Břínková, Dimitri Rafalsky, Jana Čechová, Zora Božinová, Václav Halama, Jindřich Narenta, Libuše Peškova, Rudolf Iltis, Jirina Bila-Strechová, Marie Hübschova, Miloš Vognič, František Kubíček, Karel Hovorka st., Miloslav Šindler, Václav Vodák, Jaroslav Toms, Helena Kotoucová, Karel Fiala, Jan Vlček, Růžena Vlčková, Eva Ulincová, Erich Fichtner, Alena Balejová, Zuzana Rumlová, František Häusler, Radomír Hubáček, Karel Přinesdomů, Zdeněk Šmidrkal, Jiřina Jandová, Josef Střecha, Alfred Růžička, Olga Bušková, Theodor Kunst, František Poláček, Felix Černý[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Color
black-and-white[33]
Composer
Zdeněk Liška[5]
Costume designer
Olga Dimitrovová
Country of origin
Czechoslovakia[34]
Depicts
crematorium[26]
Director of photography
Stanislav Milota[28]
Distributed by
Ústřední půjčovna filmů, Netflix
Distribution format
video on demand[32]
Film editor
Jaromír Janáček
Filming location
Prague, Pardubice, Plzeň, Crematorium Pardubice
Show all 33 facts +9
Main subject
The Holocaust, cremation, Munich agreement, occupation of Czechoslovakia, Nazism
Narrative location
Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Original language of film or TV show
Czech[29]
Production company
Barrandov Studios[27]
Production designer
Zbyněk Hloch
Research project that contributed to this data set
cinematographie des holocaust
Set in period
1930s, 20th century, 1938, 1939
Sound designer
František Černý
Title
Spalovač mrtvol
🏷️ Also known as
en Cremator en The Cremator cs Spalovač mrtvol da Perfektionisten de Der Leichenverbrenner es El incinerador de cadáveres fa جسدسوز fr Incinérateur de cadavres fr L'Incinérateur de cadavres fr Spalovač mrtvol hu A hullaégető it L'uomo che bruciava i cadaveri ko 화장터 인부 nl Spalovac Mrtvol nl The Cremator pt O Cremador ro Incineratorul ru Сжигатель трупов uk Крематор (фільм) zh 焚尸人
🔖 Identifiers · 58
AllMovie title ID
v140614
AlloCiné film ID
4513
Apple TV movie ID
umc.cmc.5cw755ddbbi8w1j7dtev7ncep
CineMagia title ID
24499
Cinema.de ID
1320323
DNF film ID
17327
Daum movie ID
43821
Decine21 film ID
24107
Does the Dog Die? media ID
11671
Douban film ID
1486017
Dvdcompare.net film ID
17049, 44784
EIDR content ID
10.5240/482A-5F00-5A04-D400-A8DA-M
Show all 58 identifiers +46
ElFilm film ID
63510
Elonet movie ID
205806
Exploitation mark number
38497
Fernsehserien.de ID
filme/der-leichenverbrenner
FilmAffinity film ID
368607
FilmVandaag ID
film/42447
Filmovamista.cz film ID
338
Filmová databáze film ID
15873
Filmový přehled film ID
396780
Filmweb.no film ID
45337
Filmweb.pl film ID
106296
Freebase ID
/m/06_vmh8
Garance item ID
8603824
IMCDB work ID
63633
IMDb ID
tt0063633
ISAN
0000-0000-5F16-0000-V-0000-0000-I
ITunes movie ID
1470095562
Kinobox film ID
19439
Kinopoisk film ID
179307
LUMIERE film ID
23041
LdiF ID
47831
Letterboxd film ID
the-cremator
MUBI film numeric ID
23900
MYmovies audiovisual work ID
70192
MovieLens movie ID
76208
MovieMeter film ID
37341
Moviepilot.de film ID
the-cremator
NL CR AUT ID
unn20231176668
Netflix ID
70113746
OFDb film ID
22306
OMDb film ID
39403
PORT film ID
1110
Plex media key
5d9f352ad5fd3f001ee15e0f
Prisma ID
235536
Rotten Tomatoes ID
m/312235412, m/cremator
Schnittberichte.com title ID
15891
TCM Movie Database film ID (archived)
23982
TMDB movie ID
18352
TV Guide show ID (former scheme)
111734
The Criterion Collection film ID
27853
The Criterion Collection spine number
1023
TheTVDB movie ID
15629
Trakt.tv ID
movies/the-cremator-1969
Trakt.tv film ID
11224
Unconsenting Media ID
8915
ČSFD film ID
4244

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🔗 Connections
Cast member 13
Jiří Menzel, Vladimír Menšík, Vlasta Chramostová, Nataša Gollová, Rudolf Hrušínský, Josef Kemr, Míla Myslíková, Jan Kraus +5 more
Genre 5
horror film, comedy film, drama film, comedy drama, thriller film
Language of work or name 2
Hebrew, Czech
Screenwriter 2
Juraj Herz, Ladislav Fuks
Color 1
black-and-white
Composer 1
Zdeněk Liška
Country of origin 1
Czechoslovakia
Director 1
Juraj Herz
Distributed by 1
Netflix
Distribution format 1
video on demand
Instance of 1
film
Narrative location 1
Prague
Original language of film or TV show 1
Czech
Production company 1
Barrandov Studios
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FAQs

What awards did The Cremator receive?

Honors received include Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award[1].

Related Entities

Barrandov Studios Czechoslovakia film Jiří Menzel Netflix

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  1. 8d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Garance item ID → 8603824
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62980: Garance ID - Films, 196X"
  2. 9d ago · Johannes Fabian Schmidt · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Research project that contributed to this data set → cinematographie des holocaust
    "Created claim: Research project that contributed to this data set: cinematographie des holocaust, batch #292982"
  3. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IMCDB work ID → 63633
    "Created claim: IMCDB work ID: 63633, batch #269901"
  4. 10w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → crematorium
    Set in period → 1930s, 20th century, 1938 +1
    "Created claim: Depicts: crematorium, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787987883665"
  5. 10w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → Prague, Pardubice, Plzeň +1
    Main subject → The Holocaust, cremation, Munich agreement +1
    Narrative location → Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
    Set in period → 1930s, 20th century, 1938 +1
    "Created claim: Set in period: 1938, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787982318018"
  6. 10w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1930s, 20th century, 1938 +1
    After a work by → Ladislav Fuks
    "Created claim: After a work by: Ladislav Fuks, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787950004116"
  7. 10w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → The Holocaust, cremation, Munich agreement +1
    "Created claim: Main subject: The Holocaust, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787860657880"
  8. 11w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film ID → 15873
    MovieLens movie ID → 76208
    "Created claim: Filmová databáze film ID: 15873, batch #269267"
  9. 21w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → The Cremator
    Screenwriter → Ladislav Fuks, Juraj Herz
    CNC film rating (France) → no minors under twelve
    Nominated for → International Submission to the Academy Awards
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.66:1, Added via Tricorder v1.2"
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