''Playing with the Devil'' ( cs, Hrátky s čertem) is a 1956 Czech fairy-tale comedy film by

Josef Mach Josef Mach (25 February 1909, in Prostějov – 7 July 1987, in Prague) was a Czech actor, screenwriter and film director. Josef Mach worked as a journalist and stage performer at the beginning of his career, then in 1938 was appointed assistant d ...

based on a 1945 play by

Jan Drda Jan Drda (April 4, 1915, Příbram – November 28, 1970, Dobříš) was a Czech journalist, politician, playwright, screenwriter and author of modern fairytales. He was the Czech State Prize Laureate in 1949 and 1953, and was a nominated again fo ...

. Set decorations were painted by

Josef Lada Josef Lada (born 17 December 1887 in Hrusice, Bohemia – 14 December 1957 in Prague, buried at Olšany Cemetery) was a Czech painter, illustrator and writer. He is best known as the illustrator of Jaroslav Hašek's World War I novel ''The Go ...

Cast

Josef Bek Josef Bek (1918–1995) was a Czech film and television actor. Selected filmography * '' Playing with the Devil'' (1945) * ''The Strike'' (1947) * '' Případ Z-8'' (1948) * '' Operation B'' (1952) * '' Anna Proletářka'' (1953) * '' The Strako ...

as Martin Kabát * Eva Klepáčová as Maid Káča *

Alena Vránová Alena Vránová (born 30 July 1932) is a Czech film and theatre actress. At the 1997 Thalia Awards she won the category of Best Actress in a Play. She studied at the Faculty of Theatre (Prague). Vránová was recognised with an award for lifetim ...

as Princess Dišperanda * František Smolík as Školastykus * Jaroslav Vojta as Sarka Farka *

Bohuš Záhorský Bohumil "Bohuš" Záhorský (5 February 1906 – 22 September 1980) was a Czechoslovak actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1932 to 1980. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zahorsky, Bohus ...

as King *

Stanislav Neumann Stanislav Neumann (16 July 1902 – 19 February 1975) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than ninety films from 1930 to 1973. Selected filmography References External links * 1902 births 1975 deaths Czech male film actors ...

as Omnimor *

František Filipovský František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czechoslovak stage, television, and film actor. Life and career Early life and theatre Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of A ...

as Karborund *

Josef Vinklář Josef Vinklář (10 November 1930, in Podůlší – 18 September 2007, in Prague) was a Czech actor, a member of the National Theatre. He was married to Czech actress Jana Dítětová. Biography Born 10 November 1939, but when in 1946 the ...

as Lucius *

Ladislav Pešek Ladislav Pešek (4 October 1906 – 13 July 1986) was a Czechoslovak film actor.Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž (1 July 1923 – 4 July 2000) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague. Selected filmography * '' A Dead Ma ...

as Solfernus *

Rudolf Deyl, Jr. Rudolf Deyl (6 July 1912 – 21 November 1967) was a Czechoslovak actor. His father Rudolf Deyl Sr. was also an actor. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deyl, Rudolf Jr. 1912 births 1967 deaths Czec ...

as Belial * Antonín Šůra as Theofil *

Josef Mixa Josef may refer to * Josef (given name) * Josef (surname) * ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film *Musik Josef Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura, and is the only company in Japan s ...

as Hubert * Jiřina Bílá as Farmer's wife with food

Other adaptations

In 1979, another film adaptation was made in Poland and continues to be popular. It was directed by Tadeusz Lis and starred well-known

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

actors Janusz Gajos,

Jerzy Kamas Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means " swift" in Polish. People ...

, Marian Kociniak and Marek Kondrat.

References

External links

* Czechoslovak comedy films Czech fantasy comedy films 1950s fantasy comedy films 1957 comedy films 1957 films Demons in film The Devil in film Films set in hell Films based on fairy tales 1950s Czech-language films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub