
Plot
In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.
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Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský
Karel Kopfrkingl

Vlasta Chramostová
Lakmé / Dagmar

Jana Stehnová
Zina

Miloš Vognič
Mili

Ilja Prachař
Walter Reinke

Zora Božinová
Reinkeová

Eduard Kohout
Bettleheim

Jiří Lír
Strauss

Dimitri Rafalsky
Fenek

Jan Vlček
Vrána

Václav Halama
Pelikán

Jiří Hálek
Rámar Holý

Václav Kotva
Josífek Zajíc

Míla Myslíková
Silly Woman

Vladimír Menšík
Silly Woman's Husband

Jiří Menzel
Dvorak

Václav Štekl
Musician / Box Referee / Panopticon Owner

Nataša Gollová
Madam in the Massage Parlor

Jindřich Narenta
Nazi in Smoking Suit

Helena Anýžová
Pale Girl

Jana Šulcová
Blushing Girl

Jan Řeřicha
The Bachelor of the Unruly Girl

Oldřich Vízner
Kája

Carmen Mayerová
Lisková

Libuše Pešková
Podzimková

Růžena Vlčková
Anezka

Marie Rosůlková
Woman Demanding a Casket

Věra Vlčková
Prostitute

Eva Ulincová

Rudolf Iltis
Stein

Josef Střecha

B. Mandausová

František Kubíček
Beran

Erich Fichtner
Crematory Manager

J. Hladký

Jiřina Bílá
Pracharova (uncredited)

Jan Kraus
Vojtík Prachar

Alfred Růžička

H. Absolonová

Alena Balejová

M. Baumrukerová

S. Brabcová

E. Brázdová

V. Handlová

Marie Hübschová

M. Jílková

J. Knollová

Yvona Odehnalová

J. Pacáková

H. Schlechtrová

J. Škrabanová

M. Šotolová

H. Troníčková

C. Zeyerová

L. Geussová

I. Kučerová

J. Seyfertová

J. Scheybová

S. Študentová

Pavla Břínková

H. Francová

E. Kamesleimerová

K. Kučerová

H. Sládková

M. Smolová

I. Svobodová

Zuzana Rumlová

Olga Bušková

E. Otavová

A. Řezníčková

J. Šmídová

J. Tomšů

M. Bohatová

Jiřina Jandová

Karel Hovorka

J. Balík

J. Lebeda

M. Mach

Karel Fiala

Miloslav Šindler

Jaroslav Toms

Václav Vodák

J. Krupička

J. Zeman

František Häusler

Radomír Hubáček

Helena Kotoučová

Vl. Grygar

K. Geipel

Vratislav Hurych

J. Englická

Jiří Kaftan

Theodor Kunst

V. Kebrt

František Poláček

M. Janoušková

A. Mařáková

Z. Povolná

Věra Koželuhová

V. Malečová

E. Tichá

Felix Černý

Karel Přinesdomů

J. Němec

E. Šumberová

Z. Šumberová

Zdeněk Šmidrkal

Josef Kemr
Fenek (voice)

Jiří Němeček
Nazi in Smoking Suit

Vladimír Čech
Crematory Manager (voice)