The Devil
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
ĎábelCzech title
ĎábelEnglish title
The DevilSynopsis
The farmer's old mother is ailing and it looks as if nothing more can be done for her. But the crops in the field will not wait and so the farmer hires Stáza, a woman from the village who has already looked after many dying people. The thrifty farmer would rather not spend money needlessly, and since it seems that his mother will only last another few days, he makes an agreement with Stáza on a single payment of twelve crowns. As soon as the farmer leaves to tend his fields, Stáza begins to tell the helpless bedridden old woman about all her previous clients and the ways in which they died. She invites the priest to give the patient the last rites. After his departure, she asks the woman if she has ever seen the devil. The sick woman is scared out of her wits when right away a "devil" bursts into the room with a broom in his hand and a saucepan on his head. The shock of fright gives way to hysterical laughter when she recognises the apparition as Stáza. However, the excitement has been too much for the old woman and her heart has stopped. Stáza, who hasn't had to stay long at the farmer's house, contentedly collects her payment.
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Cast
Hermína Vojtová
Stáza
Karel Štorkán
Voice by Václav Sloup
sedlák
Anastázie Cibulková
sedlákova matka Mařenka
César De Ferrari
farář
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Guy de Maupassant (Ďábel – povídka)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Michal Krob, Zuzana Švábová
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Pedagogical management
Otakar Vávra (režie), Jan Kališ (kamera), Bohumil Šmída (produkce), Josef Dobřichovský (střih)
Music
Music Composed by
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Music Advisor
Production info
Original Title
Ďábel
Czech Title
Ďábel
English Title
The Devil
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1972
Production Year
1972
Production
Copyright Holders
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
13 min
Original length in metres
349 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
