Who's Afraid of the Devil
1977 · 1h 32m · N/A
Comedy, Fantasy
Directed by
Egon Schlegel
Overview
Jakob is a poor farmer′s boy. Because of his timidity that even makes him run away from mice, he is often ridiculed by other people. Even the king is ill-disposed towards him. One day he sends Jakob to the devil to rob him of three golden hairs. This is supposed to be Jakob′s certain death. But naïve Jakob gets going and on his way even promises the oppressed subjects of the king to ask the devil for a way out of their misery.
Director and cast
- Egon Schlegel Director
- Hans-Joachim Frank as Jakob
- Dieter Franke as Teufel
- Rolf Ludwig as König
- Katrin Martin as Prinzessin
- Wolfgang Greese as Steuereintreiber
- Hannjo Hasse as Hofmarschall
- Fred Ludwig as Jagdmeister
- Peter Köhncke as General
- Klaus Powollik-Ronay as Hauptmann
- Hans Klering as Hofkaplan
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