Playing with the Devil (1957)
Hrátky s čertem
Two marriageable girls, Princess Disperanda and her maid Káča, sign a betrothal with their own blood in exchange for fairy-tale grooms. Although both devilish betrothals accidentally fall into the hands of the brave retired soldier Martin Kabát, the cunning devil Solfernus takes possession of them through cunning, and Martin has no choice but to go to the burning hell.
- Date of release
- 1957-04-26
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Family, Comedy, Fantasy
- Director
- Josef Mach
Casting
- Josef Bek — vysloužilý voják Martin Kabát
- Eva Klepáčová — Káča
- Alena Vránová — princezna Dišperanda
- František Smolík — otec Školastykus
- Jaroslav Vojta — loupežník Sarka Farka
- Bohuš Záhorský — král
- Stanislav Neumann — čert Omnimor
- František Filipovský — čert Karborund
- Josef Vinklář — Lucius
- Ladislav Pešek — belzebub
- Vladimír Ráž — doktor Solfernus
- Rudolf Deyl — Belial
Interesting facts
- Based on: Playing with the Devil
Playing with the Devil is a 1956 Czech fairy-tale comedy film by Josef Mach based on a 1945 play by Jan Drda. Set decorations were painted by Josef Lada.
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