The Devil (1972)

During the Prussian army's invasion to Poland in 1793, a young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from the imprisonment by a stranger who wants in return to obtain a list of Jakub's fellow ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrzej Zulawski

Writer:

Andrzej Zulawski

Stars:

Wojciech Pszoniak, Leszek Teleszynski, Malgorzata Braunek

Cast

Cast overview:
Wojciech Pszoniak	...	nieznajomy - Diabel
Leszek Teleszynski	...	Jakub
Malgorzata Braunek	...	Narzeczona
Iga Mayr	...	matka Jakuba
Wiktor Sadecki	...	Herz
Michal Grudzinski	...	Ezechiel
Maciej Englert	...	Hrabia - pan mlody
Monika Niemczyk	...	Zakonnica
Bozena Miefiodow	...	Turczynka
Marian Zdenicki	...	Karzel
Anna Parzonka	...	siostra Jakuba
Lukasz Zulawski	...	Aktor
Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak	...	Kamerdyner
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew	...	Kompan

Storyline

During the Prussian army's invasion to Poland in 1793, a young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from the imprisonment by a stranger who wants in return to obtain a list of Jakub's fellow conspirators. Following his mysterious saviour across the country, Jakub sees the overall chaos and moral corruption including his father's death and his girlfriend's betrayal. Being apparently demented by what he has seen, he commits a number of seemingly motiveless and gory killings.

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Plot Keywords:

poland | 1790s | experimental | stranger | death | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

1972 (Poland)

Also Known As:

The Devil

Filming Locations:

Bagno, Dolnoslaskie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zespól Filmowy "X"

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Brows Held High: Häxan (2012)

User Reviews

Inhuman cruelty??

The previous poster calls the cruelty at display in this film "inhuman". Oh really? How come then that people slaughter people, gouge their eyes out, cut their limbs or burn them alive? Or torture them? Or rape and mutilate women? He should read some reports about practices during the Bosnian war or wars in Africa, about the stuff people have been doing to other people for ages, for reasons like religion, greed or lust. Or for no reasons at all. It took real "balls" or creative guts from the filmmaker to do a film like that. I am fed up with the political correctness and general blandness of films, caused by the requirements of market and profits, or by mere cowardliness. I could understand criticism of the cruelty if it was purely gratuitous but it is not. This film has artistic values and touches upon important topics. I am happy it was not destroyed and all copies not locked up somewhere. It could probably happen in Hollywood or in the lands like Iran.