The Devil Does Not Sleep
Genres
Overview
Episodic film consisting of three satirical shorts ('Smutný káder', 'Typický prípad' and 'Vel'korysá kampaň') comically exposing the shortcomings of society. In the interval between each short, a committee recognising themselves in the characters on screen, voice their approval or disapproval of each film.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
1957-05-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Slovak
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
4.8
Bohuš Králik
Jozef Kroner
Background Officer
Jozef Sodoma
Branislav Koreň
Oľga Vronská
Ivan Krivosudský
Cyril Kvasnicka
Adam Matejka
Eva Bartovičová
Milka
Eugen Senaj
Zdeněk Říha
Eva Krížiková
Ondrej Jariabek
Bázlik
Ivan Mistrík
Vladimír Zimmer
Jarmila Menšíková
Štefan Figura
Background Officer
Zdena Gruberová
Juraj Paška
Emil Horváth st.
Viliam Polónyi
Josef Křepela
Karol Skovay
Erika Bauerová
František Kabrheľ
Kurina
Július Bulla
Principal
Alojz Kramár
Klusták
Július Vašek
Jozef Krčmárik
Ema Kováčová
František Hudek
Štefan Benek
František Dibarbora
Narrator (voice)
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