Directed by:
Miroslav CikánCinematography:
Ferdinand PečenkaComposer:
Dalibor C. VačkářCast:
Vladimír Řepa, Miluše Zoubková, Vítězslav Vejražka, Terezie Brzková, Vladimír Hlavatý, Jana Romanová, Rudolf Hrušínský, Vladimír Leraus, Bedřich Vrbský (more)Plots(1)
Master armourer Tomáš has young wife Alena, of whom he is very jealous. One day the ruler of town sees Alena and decides to win her over for himself. To get a free hand for his love affairs, he sends Master Tomáš to acquire more skills in Flanders. Jealous husband does not know how to secure fidelity of his beautiful wife while he is away, and finally accepts aid of the devil, to whom he signs his soul as a reward. Devil in the disguise of Master Ondřej works in Tomáš's workshop and protects Alena against various courtiers and the ruler of town. But finally he falls in love with Alena himself and becomes her lover. For his love he is punished by losing his supernatural powers, and so does not attract Alena any more. And when after three months Tomáš returns back, Alena swears she gave her body and soul to the devil only to save her own husband. By this confession she frees Tomáš from the deal with devil, but at the same time condemns herself to hell. Devil gained her soul as a replacement for that of Tomáš, and can return back to his fellow fiends. All that is left of lady Alena is just a black hole in the ceiling. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Vladimír Řepa
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Nebe a dudy (1941)
Miluše Zoubková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Alena (1947)
Snake Poison (1981)
Pleasures of the Father of His Country (1969)
Vítězslav Vejražka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Hrdinové okamžiku (1961) (series)
Terezie Brzková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
The Proud Princess (1952)
The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944)
Vladimír Hlavatý
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
The Assassination (1964)
Jana Romanová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nebe a dudy (1941)
Alena (1947)
U pěti veverek (1943)
Rudolf Hrušínský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
The Elementary School (1991)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Vladimír Leraus
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Alena (1947)
Bedřich Vrbský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
I Dutifully Report (1957)
Krakatit (1948)
Rudolf Deyl ml.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Felix le Breux
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Lola Skrbková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Murderer Hides His Face (1966)
Vladimír Ráž
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
Karel Hynek
Best movies:
The Portrait (1947)
Alena (1947)
Miloš Nesvadba
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
I Dutifully Report (1957)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
Josef Maršálek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Divá Bára (1949)
Alena (1947)
Uloupená hranice (1947)
Oleg Reif
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
Alena (1947)
Libor Baptista
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Alena (1947)
On the Right Track (1948)
Jindřich Fiala
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Christian (1939)
Alena (1947)
The Magic House (1939)
Karel Svoboda
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
I Dutifully Report (1957)
Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969)
Capek's Tales (1947)