Playing with the Devil

Apr 26, 1957

1h 37m

★ 8.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Production Companies

Studio hraných filmů

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Cast

vysloužilý voják Martin Kabát

Josef Bek

Káča

Eva Klepáčová

princezna Dišperanda

Alena Vránová

otec Školastykus

František Smolík

loupežník Sarka Farka

Jaroslav Vojta

král

Bohuš Záhorský

čert Omnimor

Stanislav Neumann

čert Karborund

František Filipovský

Lucius

Josef Vinklář

belzebub

Ladislav Pešek

doktor Solfernus

Vladimír Ráž

Belial

Rudolf Deyl

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