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The Devil's Trap

The Devil's Trap

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 20, 1962

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

68%

Original Title

Ďáblova past

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Director

František Vláčil

Description

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.