| Playing with the Devil | |
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| Directed by | Josef Mach |
| Screenplay by | Jan Drda Josef Mach |
| Based on | Hrátky s čertem by Jan Drda |
| Cinematography | Jan Stallich |
| Edited by | Josef Dobřichovský |
| Music by | Jiří Srnka |
Production company | Studio hraných filmů |
| Distributed by | Ústřední filmová půjčovna |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Playing with the Devil (Czech: Hrátky s čertem) is a 1956 Czech fairy-tale comedy film by Josef Mach based on a 1945 play by Jan Drda. Set decorations were painted by Josef Lada.1
Cast
- Josef Bek as Martin Kabát
- Eva Klepáčová as Maid Káča
- Alena Vránová as Princess Dišperanda
- František Smolík as Školastykus
- 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
Other adaptations
In 1979, another film adaptation was made in Poland and continues to be popular. It was directed by Tadeusz Lis and starred well-known Polish actors Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Kamas, Marian Kociniak and Marek Kondrat.