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The Limping Devil

4.8/10
TMDB5 votes
Original: 82 min

A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness, entertaining himself by putting together by magic couples of lovers. He only fails at the swimming pool. Zuzana (Jana Sulcová), the good-looking blonde, ignores the men whom the devil foists off onto her. She loves Honza (Václav Neckár) and the boy shares her feelings. The fiend is annoyed by the couple and tries to provoke a row. He sends heavy rain to force them into a hotel and then warns Zuzana's father by phone, but the young lovers manage to get out in time. Then the obstinate Asmodeus takes Honza in his sleep to the Institute for Emotional Disorders, where he shows him the ugly sides of love - hysteria, voyeurism, fetishism, suicide attempts...

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About The Limping Devil

The Limping Devil (1968) is a film in the comedy, fantasy, music genres. Directed by . The cast includes Juraj Herz, Václav Neckář, Jana Šulcová, Oľga Šalagová.

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Original language
Runtime
82 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Czechoslovakia
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Directors
Writers
Bedřich Kubala, Juraj Herz

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What is The Limping Devil about?

A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness, entertaining himself by putting together by magic couples of lovers. He only fails at the swimming pool. Zuzana (Jana Sulcová), the good-looking blonde, ignores the men whom the devil foists off onto her. She loves Honza (Václav Neckár) and the boy shares her feelings. The fiend is annoyed by the couple and tries to provoke a row. He sends heavy rain to force them into a hotel and then warns Zuzana's father by phone, but the young lovers manage to get out in time. Then the obstinate Asmodeus takes Honza in his sleep to the Institute for Emotional Disorders, where he shows him the ugly sides of love - hysteria, voyeurism, fetishism, suicide attempts...

Who stars in The Limping Devil?

Juraj Herz, Václav Neckář, Jana Šulcová, Oľga Šalagová, František Zvarík, Václav Štekl. See the cast cards above for character names.

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