Elmar Klos
An image from The Lovers of an Old Criminal, one of the productions that also features Elmar Klos.
Elmar Klos

Elmar Klos

January 26, 1910 — 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.

The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

1965

Revolution in Toyland

1947

Death Is Called Engelchen

Death Is Called Engelchen

1963

Hudba z Marsu

Hudba z Marsu

1955

The Loves of Kačenka Strnadová

The Loves of Kačenka Strnadová

1926

The Lovers of an Old Criminal

The Lovers of an Old Criminal

1927

Three Wishes

Three Wishes

1963

Defendant

Defendant

1964