Elmar Klos (26 January 1910 – 19 July 1993)[1] 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.[2]

Elmar Klos
Elmar Klos (1966)
Born(1910-01-26)26 January 1910
Died19 July 1993(1993-07-19) (aged 83)
Resting placeVyšehrad Cemetery

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

Filmography

edit
YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
1953KidnappedYesYes
1955Music from MarsYesYes
1957At the TerminusYesYes
1958Three WishesYesYes
1963Death Is Called EngelchenYesYesWon a Golden Prize at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival
1964AccusedYesYesWon a Crystal Globe at 1964 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
1965The Shop on Main StreetYesYesWon the 1965 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1971Adrift YesYes
1989BizonYesNo

References

edit
  1. ^ "Elmar Klos". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  3. ^ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-01.