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The Devil's Trap

The Devil's Trap

★ 6.9/10•1962•1h 25m•History•Drama•Mystery

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.

František Vláčil · Director

Miloš Václav Kratochvíl · Screenplay

František A. Dvořák · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageCS
Release DateApr 20, 1962

Actors

Vítězslav Vejražka

Vítězslav Vejražka

The Burnt Miller

Miroslav Macháček

Miroslav Macháček

Chaplain Probus

Čestmír Řanda

Čestmír Řanda

Regent of Valec

Vlastimil Hašek

Vlastimil Hašek

Filip the Hunter

Vít Olmer

Vít Olmer

The Miller's Son Jan

Karla Chadimová

Karla Chadimová

Martina

František Kovářík

František Kovářík

Sheep Shepherd

Bedřich Karen

Bedřich Karen

Bishop Dittrichstejn

Josef Hlinomaz

Josef Hlinomaz

Foreman in the Field

Jaroslav Moučka

Jaroslav Moučka

Jakub

Zdeněk Kutil

Ladislav Kazda

Dagmar Kofroňová

Zlatomír Vacek

Jiří Vršťala

Jiří Vršťala

Richard Záhorský

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