The Cremator

Name: The Cremator
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Released: 1969-01-01
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Rudolf Hrušínský, Vlasta Chramostová, Jana Stehnová, Miloš Vognič, Ilja Prachař

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1969| 1h 40m| IMDb 7.5

The Cremator (1969) is currently streaming in the UK on BFI Player. Last updated 20 January 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Comedy Drama Crime

This story of a professional cremator whose increasingly deranged impulses are given free reign during Prague's Nazi occupation, is a brilliantly chilling mix of Dr Strangelove and Repulsion.

Director: Juraj Herz