The Devil Plays the Flute

May 14, 1954

1h 31m

★ 6.3

Overview

When the pieces of a singular figure are unearthed and then joined together, a devil of the lowest category breaks into a small Mediterranean village. From that moment on, the demon will enter the life of a painter named Bernardino, in the affairs of a "modern" marriage, in the existence of a frightened gardener and, finally, in the day-to-day life of the Great Momo.

Genres

Fantasy

Comedy

Production Companies

Cifesa

Estela Films

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Cast

Músico

José Luis Ozores

Bernaldino

Luis Prendes

Relojero

Luis Arroyo

Momo

Félix Dafauce

Esposa

Carmen Vázquez Vigo

Marido

Antonio Garisa

Pablo

Ricardo Acero

Elisa

Irán Eory

Jardinero

José Prada

Delegado

Juan Vázquez

Secretario

Antonio Ozores

Diablo jefe

Luis Orduña

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