Description
Presented from new HD materials, Second Run presents a special Blu-ray edition of one of its most enduringly popular titles
Juraj Herz's The Cremator has been described in many ways – as surrealist-inspired horror film, as an expressionistic political allegory, a pitch-black comic satire and as a dark and disturbing tale of terror.
This brilliantly chilling film, a unique mix of Psycho, Dr Strangelove and Repulsion, is set in Prague during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. It tells the story of Karl Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrušínský), a professional cremator, for whom the political climate allows free rein to his increasingly perverse and deranged impulses for the ‘salvation of the world’…
This Blu-ray edition also includes Herz's rarely-seen 1965 debut short film The Junk Shop (Sberné surovosti), a new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger and a filmed introduction by the Quay Brothers.
Product details
| SKU | 5060114151239 |
| Alphabetical Title | Cremator, The |
| Blu-Ray Region | A, B, C |
| Brand / Publisher | Second Run |
| Catalogue Number | SECONDRUNBD009 |
| Certificate | 15 |
| Colour | Black & White |
| Countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Director | Juraj Herz |
| Format | Blu-ray |
| Language(s) | Czech |
| Subtitles | English |
| Year | 1968 |
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