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Elmar Klos

Elmar Klos

Born: 1910-01-26 • 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
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel poster
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018 • Self
Nemocný bílý slon poster
Nemocný bílý slon
1990
No Image
Přijď, až zase omládnu
1986 • Himself
No Image
An Occasion to Speak
1966 • Self
Defendant poster
Defendant
1964
Before Graduation poster
Before Graduation
1932