Playing with the Devil
1957 · 1h 37m · N/A
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Josef Mach
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.
Director and cast
- Josef Mach Director
- Josef Bek as vysloužilý voják Martin Kabát
- Eva Klepáčová as Káča
- Alena Vránová as princezna Dišperanda
- František Smolík as otec Školastykus
- Jaroslav Vojta as loupežník Sarka Farka
- Bohuš Záhorský as král
- Stanislav Neumann as čert Omnimor
- František Filipovský as čert Karborund
- Josef Vinklář as Lucius
- Ladislav Pešek as belzebub
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