Documentary · Czechoslovakia · 1970 · 10m

The Ossuary

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The Ossuary poster
Director
Jan Švankmajer
Cast
Crew
Svatopluk Malý — Director of Photography Milada Sádková — Editor Zdeněk Liška — Original Music Composer Jan Švankmajer — Screenplay Jan Švankmajer — Story
Synopsis

A non-narrative voyage round Sedlec Ossuary, which has been constructed from over 50,000 human skeletons (victims of the Black Death).

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
Jan Švankmajer Director Svatopluk Malý Director of Photography Milada Sádková Editor Zdeněk Liška Original Music Composer Jan Švankmajer Screenplay Jan Švankmajer Story
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