Rent The Devil's Trap (1961)
3.7 of 5 from 53 ratings
1h 26min
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- Synopsis:
- The first film in Vlacil's trilogy of visionary historical epics, 'The Devil's Trap' prefigures his legendary masterpiece Marketa Lazarova. In early-18th century Bohemia, an innocent miller finds himself under investigation by the Inquisition after daring to question the judgement of a local landowner. At a time when religious authority is absolute, the miller's understanding of the natural world is interpreted as evidence of a pact with the Devil. With atmospheric imagery and evocative use of sound, the film depicts a cruel but credible world torn between superstition and science.
- Actors:
- Vítezslav Vejrazka, Miroslav Machácek, Cestmír Randa, Vít Olmer, Karla Chadimová, Vlastimil Hasek, Frantisek Kovárík, Jaroslav Moucka, Josef Hlinomaz, Bedrich Karen, Jirí Belohoubek, Jirina Bílá, Monika Indingerová, Ladislav Kazda, Milan Kindl, Dagmar Kofronová, Z. Kulil, Frantisek Nechyba, Antonín Novotný, Viktor Ocásek
- Directors:
- František Vlácil
- Writers:
- Frantisek A. Dvorák, Milos Václav Kratochvíl, Alfred Technik
- Aka:
- Dáblova past
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1
- Countries:
- Czechoslovakia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/02/2022
- Run Time:
- 89 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- In the Web of Time (V siti casu, 1989): cinematographer Frantisek Uldrich's documentary portrait of Vlacil
- The Week Starts on Friday (Tyden zacina v patek, 1962): Elmar Kloss' short film about Czech cinema exhibition in the early 1960s and which features 'The Devil's Trap'
- World premiere release on Blu-ray
