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Elmar Klos

Elmar Klos

Writing1910Brno, Moravia, AustriaHungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]

Biography

Elmar Klos (26 January 1910 – 19 July 1993) 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.

They directed the 1963 film Death Is Called Engelchen, which entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival and won a Golden Prize.

Acting History

2009
Golden Sixties
TVas Self (archive footage)
1971
Adrift
Director
1964
Defendant
Screenplay
Defendant
Director
1957
1956
Mladé dny
Director
Spartakiáda
Director
1955
1953
Kidnapped
Director
Kidnapped
Writer
1946
2x Bail
Director
2x Bail
Screenplay
2x Bail
Production Manager
2x Bail
Story
Kdo je vinen?
Screenplay
1945
1944
Ferda the Ant
Screenplay
1940
Slovácká kubaňa
Production Manager
1935
A Little Shoe
Screenplay
A New Song
Director of Photography
1934

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Personal Info

Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/26/1910
Day of Death
7/19/1993
Place of Birth
Brno, Moravia, AustriaHungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]