The Cremator

• Duration: 102 minutes
• Director: Juraj Herz
• Country: Czech Republic
• Year: 1969
• Rating: (15)

Set in Prague during the Nazi occupation. It tells the story of Kopfrkingl, a demented cremator who believes cremation relieves earthly suffering. The political climate allows free rein to Kopfrkingl’s increasingly deranged impulses for the ‘salvation of the world’.