Elmar Klos (26 January 1910 – 19 July 1993)
was a
Czech
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Places
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film director who collaborated for 17 years with his
Slovak colleague
Ján Kadár
Ján Kadár (1 April 1918 – 1 June 1979) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian-born Slovak film writer and director of History of the Jews in Hungary, Jewish heritage.
As a filmmaker, he worked in Czechoslovakia, the United States, and Canada. ...
and with him won the 1965 Oscar for
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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for the film ''
The Shop on Main Street
''The Shop on Main Street'' (Czech/ Slovak: ''Obchod na korze''; in the UK ''The Shop on the High Street'') is a 1965 Czechoslovakian film about the Aryanization program during World War II in the Slovak State.
The film was written by Ladislav Gr ...
''.
They directed the 1963 film ''
Death Is Called Engelchen
''Death Is Called Engelchen'' ( sk, Smrt sa volá Engelchen) is a 1963 Czechoslovak war film directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize.
Plot
At the end of ...
'', which entered into the
3rd Moscow International Film Festival
The 3rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1963. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Italian film ''8½'' directed by Federico Fellini.
Jury
* Grigori Chukhrai (USSR - President of the Jury)
* Shaken Ajmanov (USSR)
* S ...
and won a Golden Prize.
Filmography
References
1910 births
1993 deaths
Czech film directors
Czechoslovak film directors
Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners
Film people from Brno
Burials at Vyšehrad Cemetery
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