The River of Life and Death
1941, Czech. Directed by Alexander Hammid & Elmar Klos.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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- Released
- 1 April 1941
- Original title
- Řeka života a smrti
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Elmar Klos
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The River of Life and Death runs 10 minutes (0h 10m).
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Which OTT platform is The River of Life and Death on?
The River of Life and Death isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1941. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The River of Life and Death?
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Who directed The River of Life and Death?
The River of Life and Death (1941) was directed by Alexander Hammid and Elmar Klos and stars Karel Beníško.