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The Devil's Trap

(1962)

April 20, 1962 1h 25m
69%
TMDB Score

Overview

A small town is one day visited by a priest who is there on a secret mission. He is a member of the Inquisition sent to investigate the activities of a local miller. The miller and his son are the descendants of an old family whose ancestral home burned down a century ago, but was rebuilt from scratch. The miller inherited much of his knowledge about the land, water, and a building's stability from generations of family experience. His reputation for finding water and predicting when a structure might collapse have come to the attention of the Inquisition -surely he must be in league with the Devil.

František Vláčil

Director

Top Billed Cast

VV

Vítězslav Vejražka

The Burnt Miller

MM

Miroslav Macháček

Chaplain Probus

ČŘ

Čestmír Řanda

Regent of Valec

VH

Vlastimil Hašek

Filip the Hunter

VO

Vít Olmer

The Miller's Son Jan

KC

Karla Chadimová

Martina

FK

František Kovářík

Sheep Shepherd

BK

Bedřich Karen

Bishop Dittrichstejn

JH

Josef Hlinomaz

Foreman in the Field

JM

Jaroslav Moučka

Jakub

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