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The Devil

The Devil

★ 7.2/10•1972•2h 5m•18•Horror•History•Drama

Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

Young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from imprisonment by a stranger. In return, the stranger wants to obtain a list of Jakub’s fellow conspirators. As he follows his mysterious savior across the country, Jakub is affected by the overall chaos and moral corruption; he goes insane and becomes a mass murderer.

Andrzej Żuławski · Director

Andrzej Żuławski · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 5m
LanguagePL
Release DateJan 1, 1972

Actors

Wojciech Pszoniak

Wojciech Pszoniak

Stranger / The Devil

Leszek Teleszyński

Leszek Teleszyński

Jakub

Małgorzata Braunek

Małgorzata Braunek

Fiancée

Iga Mayr

Jakub's Mother

Wiktor Sadecki

Wiktor Sadecki

Herz

Michał Grudziński

Michał Grudziński

Ezechiel

Maciej Englert

The Count / Groom

Monika Niemczyk

Monika Niemczyk

The Nun

Bożena Miefiodow

Bożena Miefiodow

Turkish Woman

Marian Zdenicki

The Dwarf

Anna Parzonka

Jakub's Sister

Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak

Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak

Valet

Łukasz Żuławski

Actor

Eugeniusz Priwieziencew

Eugeniusz Priwieziencew

Companion

Stefan Kąkol

Stefan Kąkol

Deranged Man (uncredited)

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