Directed by:
František VláčilCinematography:
Rudolf MiličComposer:
Zdeněk LiškaCast:
Miroslav Macháček, Vítězslav Vejražka, Čestmír Řanda st., Karla Chadimová, Vít Olmer, Vlastimil Hašek, Bedřich Karen, František Kovářík, Zdeněk Kutil (more)Plots(1)
The first in František Vláčil’s trilogy of beautifully realised historical epics. The Devil’s Trap is set in 16th century Bohemia where a miller and his son find themselves under investigation by Inquisition authorities after daring to question the local landowner’s decision to build on unstable land. Evoking a time where religious authority holds sway, and an understanding of the natural world is interpreted as evidence of a diabolical pact, The Devil’s Trap stunningly creates a cruel but credible world torn between superstition and science. (Second Run)
(more)Cast
Miroslav Macháček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Vítězslav Vejražka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Hrdinové okamžiku (1961) (series)
Čestmír Řanda st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Karla Chadimová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Boys Will Be Boys (1975)
Vít Olmer
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Boys Will Be Boys (1975)
Ball Lightning (1978)
The Devil's Trap (1961)
Vlastimil Hašek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1970)
Bedřich Karen
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
The White Disease (1937)
The Devil's Trap (1961)
František Kovářík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
The Valley of the Bees (1967)
Zdeněk Kutil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
All My Compatriots (1968)
I Dutifully Report (1957)
Jaroslav Moučka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1977)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Ladislav Kazda
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Devil's Trap (1961)
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959)
Hope (1963)
Jiří Vršťala
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Assassination (1964)
The Devil's Trap (1961)
Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
Josef Hlinomaz
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Dagmar Kofroňová
Best movies:
The Devil's Trap (1961)
Do You Keep a Lion at Home? (1963)
Silvery Wind (1954)
Richard Záhorský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
The Assassination (1964)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
Viktor Očásek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Happy End (1967)
Zlatomír Vacek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
The Devil's Trap (1961)
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
František Nechyba
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Devil's Trap (1961)
Marketa Lazarová (1967)
The Hero Is Afraid (1965)
Milan Kindl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Happy End (1967)
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1970)
The Devil's Trap (1961)
Jiřina Bílá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
The Cremator (1968)
Men About Town (1969)