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Elmar Klos

Czech director, scriptwriter and university educator (1910-1993) · Czechia · On the map · Directors · Died at 83

Elmar Klos was a Czech film director. He collaborated for 17 years with his Slovak colleague Ján Kadár and with him won the 1965 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for the film The Shop on Main Street.

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A typical day, 30 days to 26 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 129 days, one point a day.

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1993Died19 July 19931990Nemocný bílý slonFilm1971AdriftFilm, Director1968Národní umělecAward1965The Shop on Main StreetFilm, Director, Writer1963Death Is Called EngelchenFilm, Director, Writer1957At the TerminusFilm, Director1955Hudba z MarsuFilm, Director, Writer1953KidnappedFilm, Director, Writer19462x BailFilm, Director, Writer1944Ferda the AntFilm, Writer1941Chvála révyFilm, Director, Writer1935A Little ShoeFilm, Director, Writer1932Before GraduationFilm1926The Fake SweetheartFilm, Writer1910Born26 January 1910

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Filmography 38

68 credits on file

Television 1

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Národní umělec1968

About this person

Country
Czechia
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1993 · aged 83