Drama · Germany · 1976 · 1h 53m

Die Elixiere des Teufels

Director

Cast

Dieter Laser as Medardus Christine Buchegger as Euphemie Rudolf Fernau as Prior Leonardus Horst Frank as Dominikaner Henning Schlüter as Baron Christof Wackernagel as Hermogen

Crew

Charly Steinberger — Director of Photography Claus Neumann — Director of Photography Hans-Martin Majewski — Original Music Composer Manfred Purzer — Writer E. T. A. Hoffmann — Novel Luggi Waldleitner — Producer

Synopsis

Monk Medardus, administrator of the relic chamber of a Capuchin monastery, drinks from the elixirs of the devil and is confronted with the dark sides of his soul.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book elixir

Key Collaborators

Manfred Purzer Director Charly Steinberger Director of Photography Claus Neumann Director of Photography Hans-Martin Majewski Original Music Composer Manfred Purzer Writer E. T. A. Hoffmann Novel Luggi Waldleitner Producer Peter Rothe Production Design Charlotte Flemming Costume Design

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