Playing with the Devil

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Originally published 1946		Playwright Jan Drda

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Playing with the Devil (Czech: Hrátky s čertem) is a 1945 Czech fairy-tale comedy play by playwright Jan Drda. It was adapted into a 1956 film directed by Josef Mach starring popular actor Josef Bek, with animated decorations by Josef Lada. In 1979, another film adaptation was made in Poland which is the one most memorable in European culture and continues to make this play popular. It was directed by Tadeusz Lis and starred well-known Polish actors Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Kamas, Marian Kociniak, Marek Kondrat.

Cast

Josef Bek as Martin Jacket

Eva Klepáčová as Katcha

Alena Vránová as Dišperanda

František Smolík as Scholasticus

Jaroslav Vojta as Sarka Farka

Bohuš Záhorský as King

Stanislav Neumann as Omnimor

František Filipovský as Karborund

Josef Vinklář as Lucius

Ladislav Pešek as Belzebub

Vladimír Ráž as Solfernus

Rudolf Deyl, Jr. as Belial

Antonín Šůra as Theofil

Josef Mixa as Hubert

Jiřina Bílá as farmer's wife with food

References

Playing with the Devil Wikipedia

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