The Devil's Trap
| Directed by | František Vláčil |
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| Starring | Vítězslav Vejražka, Miroslav Macháček, Vít Olmer |
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| Distributed by | Ústřední půjčovna filmů |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
The Devil's Trap (Czech: Ďáblova past) is A 1962 Czechoslovak historical adventure film directed by František Vláčil. It is inspired by Alfréd Technik's novel Mlýn na ponorné řece.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Vítězslav Vejražka as Miller Spálený
- Miroslav Macháček as Probus
- Vít Olmer as Jan, miller's son
- Čestmír Řanda a regent
- Karla Chadimová as Martina
- Vlastimil Hašek as Gamekeeper Filip
Plot
The film is set in early 18th century. Regent of Valeč doesn't like a miller Spálený for whom local people have much respect. Spálený knows local lands well and understands nature but his family is suspected of Wizardry due to an incident that happened generations ago. When Swedish soldiers plundered the land they burned the Mill but Miller's family miraclously survived. Fanatic Priest Probus is invited to investigate Spálený. Probus intrigues against Spálený but fails to turn people against him. Probus and Regent then go to mill to get Spálený but he disappears in a cave complex under the mill. Spálený and Regent try to find him but they cause a landslide. Only Spálený's son Jan and his girlfriend Martine survive.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ďáblova past (1961)". Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Rekonstrukce jednoho zjevení". Euro.cz (in Czech). 6 February 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ 2003-2017, Filmová databáze s.r.o. (FDb.cz),. "Ďáblova past (1961)". FDb.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Ďáblova past". www.nostalghia.cz. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
External links
- Ďáblova past on IMDb