The Devil's Seed

Dec 5, 1979

1h 8m

★ 0.0

Overview

In the Lithuanian village of Lietuvos, a farmer brings his sheltered nephew, Joni, to the rich Bani. By biting the prospective host's hand, the teenager gains the nickname of "the devil's seed."

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Lithuanian Film Studio

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Cast

Morta

Eugenija Pleskyte

Jonis

Kostas Smoriginas

Banis

Vytautas Paukste

Terese

Inese Saulīte

Police officer

Feliksas Einas

Ferdinandas Jakšys

Semaska

Juozas Jaruševičius

Grisa

Rimgaudas Karvelis

Petras

Algirdas Paulavicius

Fiodoras

Vidas Petkevičius

Jonio

Eduardas Kunavičius

Vladas Radvilavicius

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