Comedy · Czechoslovakia · 1957 · 1h 35m

The Devil Does Not Sleep

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Director
František ŽáčekPeter Solan
Cast
Bohuš Králik as Jozef Kroner as Background Officer Jozef Sodoma as Branislav Koreň as Oľga Vronská as Ivan Krivosudský as Cyril Kvasnicka
Crew
Vladimír Ješina — Director of Photography Bedřich Voděrka — Editor Milan Novák — Original Music Composer Maximilián Nitra — Screenplay Jozef Alexander Tallo — Screenplay František Žáček — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookanthology
Key Collaborators
František Žáček Director Peter Solan Director Vladimír Ješina Director of Photography Bedřich Voděrka Editor Milan Novák Original Music Composer Maximilián Nitra Screenplay Jozef Alexander Tallo Screenplay František Žáček Screenplay Ivan Vaníček Production Design
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