1965Nominee
Best Director
The Shop on Main Street
Elmar Klos
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Brno, Moravia, AustriaHungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]
January 26, 1910
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1926Winner
Best Writing
The Fake Sweetheart
1944Winner
Best Writing
Ferda the Ant
Career Highlights
1956Highlight
Best Director
Mladé dny
1963Highlight
Best Director
Death Is Called Engelchen
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The Shop on Main Street