---
title: 'The Cremator (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Juraj Herz'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cremator-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063633/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cremator (1969)

1969 · 96 min · Drama, Comedy, Horror, Thriller · Czechoslovakia

Original title: Spalovač mrtvol

## Synopsis

The Cremator is a 1969 Czechoslovak dark comedy horror film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not nominated. In 1972, it won the Festival de Cine de Sitges Best Film award, where it also received awards for its star Rudolf Hrušínský and cinematographer Stanislav Milota.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Juraj Herz](https://cinepixo.com/people/juraj-herz)
- **Screenplay:** [Juraj Herz](https://cinepixo.com/people/juraj-herz), [Ladislav Fuks](https://cinepixo.com/people/ladislav-fuks)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zdeněk Liška](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-liska)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stanislav Milota](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanislav-milota)
- **Editor:** [Jaromír Janáček](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaromir-janacek)

## Cast

- [František Kubíček](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-kubicek)
- [Miloš Vognič](https://cinepixo.com/people/milos-vognic)
- [Josef Střecha](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-strecha)
- [Jana Čechová](https://cinepixo.com/people/jana-cechova)
- [Alena Balejová](https://cinepixo.com/people/alena-balejova)
- [Oldřich Vízner](https://cinepixo.com/people/oldrich-vizner)
- [Marie Hübschova](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-hubschova)
- [Václav Halama](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-halama)
- [Eva Ulincová](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-ulincova)
- [Jirina Bila-Strechová](https://cinepixo.com/people/jirina-bila-strechova)
- [Jana Šulcová](https://cinepixo.com/people/jana-sulcova)
- [Jaroslav Toms](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaroslav-toms)
- [František Häusler](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-hausler)
- [Jiřina Jandová](https://cinepixo.com/people/jirina-jandova)
- [František Poláček](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-polacek)

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