The Devil's Trap (1962)
1h 25m
Running Time
April 20, 1962Release Date
The Devil's Trap (1962)
1h 25m
Running Time
April 20, 1962Release Date
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Plot.
A small town is one day visited by a priest who is there on a secret mission. He is a member of the Inquisition sent to investigate the activities of a local miller. The miller and his son are the descendants of an old family whose ancestral home burned down a century ago, but was rebuilt from scratch. The miller inherited much of his knowledge about the land, water, and a building's stability from generations of family experience. His reputation for finding water and predicting when a structure might collapse have come to the attention of the Inquisition -surely he must be in league with the Devil.
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Cast & Crew.
Vítězslav Vejražka
Mlynár Spálený
Miroslav Macháček
Kaplan Probus
Čestmír Řanda
Regent Valecský z Valce
Vlastimil Hašek
Myslivec Filip
Vít Olmer
Mlynářův syn Jan
Karla Chadimová
Martina
František Kovářík
Pastýř ovcí
Bedřich Karen
Biskup Dittrichstejn
Josef Hlinomaz
Dráb na poli
Jaroslav Moučka
Jakub
Zdeněk Kutil
František Vláčil
Director
Miloš Václav Kratochvíl
Screenplay
František A. Dvořák
Screenplay
Theodor Pištěk
Costume Design
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Rudolf Milič
Director of Photography
Alfred Technik
Novel
Jaroslav Beránek
First Assistant Director
Milan Kadlec
Assistant Director
Zdena Pavlátová
Script
Miroslav Sinkule
Camera Operator
Rudolf Milič
Assistant Camera
Karel Škvor
Production Design
Oldřich Okáč
Assistant Production Design
Jiří Cvrček
Set Decoration
Jan Vrňata
Set Decoration
Jan Drvota
Set Decoration
Slávka Doležalová-Kulhavá
Costumer
František Mádl
Costumer
Vladimír Černý
Makeup & Hair
František Čížek
Makeup & Hair
Heda Aksamitová
Makeup & Hair
Jitka Šulcová
Assistant Editor
František Fabián
Sound
Bohumír Brunclík
Sound Effects
Věra Kadlecová
Production Manager
Karel Škorpík
Unit Production Manager
Václav Havlík
Unit Production Manager
Miroslav Dousek
Assistant Production Manager
Růžena Nováková
Clapper Loader
Antonín Heřman
Gaffer
Antonín Stránský
Still Photographer
Zdeněk Liška
Original Music Composer
František Belfín
Conductor
Bedřich Kubala
Creative Producer
Ladislav Novotný
Executive Producer
Jiří Vršťala
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 20, 1962
Original NameĎáblova past
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Devil's Trap (Czech: Ďáblova past) is a 1962 Czechoslovak historical film directed by František Vláčil. It was inspired by Alfréd Technik's novel Mlýn na ponorné řece. It is considered the first part of a loose trilogy of historical films by Vláčil, the others being Marketa Lazarová
and The Valley of the Bees.The film's main theme is the conflict between religion and science. Religion is represented by a fanatical Jesuit priest, while science is represented by an old miller and his son. Vláčil wanted the film to depict the 17th century as authentically as possible.
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