"NO ONE WILL SUFFER."

1969

1h 41m

7.8(244 votes)

Comedy

Horror

Drama

Overview

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 & Crew

110 members

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Rudolf Hrušínský

Karel Kopfrkingl

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Vlasta Chramostová

Lakmé / Dagmar

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Jana Stehnová

Zina

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Miloš Vognič

Mili

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Ilja Prachař

Walter Reinke

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Zora Božinová

Reinkeová

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Eduard Kohout

Bettleheim

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Jiří Lír

Strauss

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Dimitri Rafalsky

Fenek

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Jan Vlček

Vrána

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Václav Halama

Pelikán

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Jiří Hálek

Rámar Holý

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Václav Kotva

Josífek Zajíc

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Míla Myslíková

Silly Woman

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Vladimír Menšík

Silly Woman's Husband

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Jiří Menzel

Dvorak

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Václav Štekl

Musician / Box Referee / Panopticon Owner

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Nataša Gollová

Madam in the Massage Parlor

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Jindřich Narenta

Nazi in Smoking Suit

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Helena Anýžová

Pale Girl

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Jana Šulcová

Blushing Girl

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Jan Řeřicha

The Bachelor of the Unruly Girl

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Oldřich Vízner

Kája

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Carmen Mayerová

Lisková

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Libuše Pešková

Podzimková

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Růžena Vlčková

Anezka

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Marie Rosůlková

Woman Demanding a Casket

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Věra Vlčková

Prostitute

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Eva Ulincová

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Rudolf Iltis

Stein

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Josef Střecha

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B. Mandausová

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František Kubíček

Beran

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Erich Fichtner

Crematory Manager

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J. Hladký

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Jiřina Bílá

Pracharova (uncredited)

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Jan Kraus

Vojtík Prachar

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Alfred Růžička

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H. Absolonová

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Alena Balejová

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M. Baumrukerová

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S. Brabcová

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E. Brázdová

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V. Handlová

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Marie Hübschová

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M. Jílková

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J. Knollová

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Yvona Odehnalová

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J. Pacáková

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H. Schlechtrová

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J. Škrabanová

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M. Šotolová

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H. Troníčková

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C. Zeyerová

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L. Geussová

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I. Kučerová

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J. Seyfertová

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J. Scheybová

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S. Študentová

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Pavla Břínková

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H. Francová

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E. Kamesleimerová

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K. Kučerová

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H. Sládková

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M. Smolová

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I. Svobodová

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Zuzana Rumlová

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Olga Bušková

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E. Otavová

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A. Řezníčková

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J. Šmídová

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J. Tomšů

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M. Bohatová

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Jiřina Jandová

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Karel Hovorka

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J. Balík

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J. Lebeda

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M. Mach

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Karel Fiala

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Miloslav Šindler

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Jaroslav Toms

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Václav Vodák

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J. Krupička

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J. Zeman

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František Häusler

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Radomír Hubáček

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Helena Kotoučová

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Vl. Grygar

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K. Geipel

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Vratislav Hurych

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J. Englická

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Jiří Kaftan

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Theodor Kunst

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V. Kebrt

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František Poláček

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M. Janoušková

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A. Mařáková

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Z. Povolná

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Věra Koželuhová

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V. Malečová

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E. Tichá

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Felix Černý

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Karel Přinesdomů

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J. Němec

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E. Šumberová

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Z. Šumberová

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Zdeněk Šmidrkal

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Josef Kemr

Fenek (voice)

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Jiří Němeček

Nazi in Smoking Suit

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Vladimír Čech

Crematory Manager (voice)

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