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The Cremator (The Criterion Collection)(Blu-ray)(Region A)

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The Cremator Blu-ray
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Criterion | 1969 | 100 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2020

Video
Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1

Audio
Czech: LPCM Mono

Subtitles
English

Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD-50)
UPC 715515244213


The Cremator (1969)

A Czechoslovakian man who loves working at his crematorium begins to take the advice of an old war buddy concerning the importance of his German heritage and the issue of his half Jewish wife.

Director: Juraj Herz
Writers: Juraj Herz, Ladislav Fuks
Starring: Rudolf Hrusínský, Míla Myslíková, Vladimír Mensík, Jirí Lír, Helena Anýzová, Jindrich Narenta


Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- High-definition digital transfer of The Junk Shop, director Juraj Herz's 1965 debut short film
- Short documentary from 2011 featuring Herz visiting filming locations and recalling the production of The Cremator
- New interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova about the style of the film
- Documentary from 2017 about composer Zdeněk Liška featuring Herz, filmmakers Jan Švankmajer and the Quay Brothers, and others
- Interview with actor Rudolf Hrušínský from 1993
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by scholar Jonathan Owen