The River of Life and Death (1941)
The River of Life and Death captures the slow time in the well-known Indian pilgrimage place of Benares, the act of purification by water, the burning funeral pyres, and the dandling snakeheads under the temple stairs.
Directors:
Alexander Hammid, Elmar Klos.
Writer:
Elmar Klos
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Karel Beníško as Commentary (voice) |
| Directing | Alexander Hammid | Director |
| Directing | Elmar Klos | Director |
| Writing | Elmar Klos | Screenplay |
| Camera | Alexander Hammid | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Elmar Klos | Editor |
| Editing | Josef Dobřichovský | Editor |
| Sound | Miroslav Ponc | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Václav Sommer | Sound Director |
| Writing | Elmar Klos | Story |