Elmar Klos

Writer

Born: January 26, 1910
Died: July 19, 1993 (age 83)
From: Brno, Moravia, AustriaHungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]

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.

Filmography (26)

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)
Self
Nemocný bílý slon (1990)
Přijď, až zase omládnu
Přijď, až zase omládnu (1986)
Himself
Adrift (1971)
Director
An Occasion to Speak
An Occasion to Speak (1966)
Self
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Director
Defendant (1964)
Director
Three Wishes (1963)
Director
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
Director
Laterna magika II (1960)
Director
At the Terminus (1957)
Director
Spartakiáda
Spartakiáda (1956)
Director
Mladé dny (1956)
Director
Hudba z Marsu (1955)
Director
Matka Riva
Matka Riva (1955)
Director
Kidnapped (1953)
Director
2x Bail (1946)
Director
Nejvýnosnější prodej
Nejvýnosnější prodej (1942)
Director
The River of Life and Death (1941)
Director
Chvála révy
Chvála révy (1941)
Director
Poslední léto presidenta Osvoboditele
Poslední léto presidenta Osvoboditele (1937)
Director
Round and Round
Round and Round (1937)
Director
The Highway Sings (1937)
Director
A Little Shoe
A Little Shoe (1935)
Director
School Assignment (1935)
Director
Before Graduation (1932)