XC / May 17, 1957
The Devil Does Not Sleep (1957)
Directed by František Žáček, Peter Solan
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1h 35min
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5.0/10
Plot
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.
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| Július Bulla | Principal |
| Alojz Kramár | Klusták |
| Július Vašek | |
| Jozef Krčmárik | |
| Ema Kováčová | |
| František Hudek | |
| Štefan Benek | |
| František Dibarbora | Narrator (voice) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Čert nespí |
| Original language | Slovenčina (SK) |
| Spoken languages | Slovenčina |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava |
| Release date | 17 maggio 1957 |
| Writer | Maximilián Nitra, Jozef Alexander Tallo, František Žáček, Monika Gajdošová, Peter Karvaš |
| Editing | Bedřich Voděrka, Margita Tomášková |
| Cinematography | Vladimír Ješina, Milan Kordoš, Vincent Rosinec, Ružena Guttová |
| Assistant directors | Jozef Režucha, František Žáček, Peter Solan |
| Lighting | Drahomír Novotný |
| Camera operators | Milan Kordoš, Vincent Rosinec, Vladimír Ješina, Ružena Guttová |
| Additional photography | Milan Kordoš, Vincent Rosinec, Vladimír Ješina, Ružena Guttová |
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| Production design | Ivan Vaníček, Gabriela Jurechová, Mikuláš Vida, Jozef Suchý |
| Art direction | Ivan Vaníček, Gabriela Jurechová, Mikuláš Vida, Jozef Suchý |
| Set decoration | Ivan Vaníček, Gabriela Jurechová, Mikuláš Vida, Jozef Suchý |
| Special effects | Milan Peťovský |
| Music | Milan Novák, Rudolf Pavlíček, Ondrej Polomský, Štěpán Koníček |
| Sound | Milan Novák, Rudolf Pavlíček, Ondrej Polomský, Štěpán Koníček |
| Costume design | Mária Grandtnerová, Agneša Klasová, Michal Jurkovič, Anna Liďáková |
| Makeup | Mária Grandtnerová, Michal Jurkovič, Agneša Klasová, Anna Liďáková |
| Hairstyling | Mária Grandtnerová, Agneša Klasová, Michal Jurkovič, Anna Liďáková |
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