Playing with the Devil

1957 film by Josef Mach
Movie film Q3493011
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Playing with the Devil

Summary

Playing with the Devil is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Playing with the Devil's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Playing with the Devil was directed by Josef Mach[4].
  • Jan Drda wrote the screenplay for Playing with the Devil[5].
  • Josef Mach wrote the screenplay for Playing with the Devil[6].
  • Playing with the Devil's composer is recorded as Jiří Srnka[7].
  • Playing with the Devil's genre is comedy film[8].
  • Playing with the Devil's genre is cinematic fairy tale[9].
  • Playing with the Devil's based on is recorded as Playing with the Devil[10].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Josef Bek[11].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Eva Klepáčová[12].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Alena Vránová[13].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was František Smolík[14].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Jaroslav Vojta[15].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Bohuš Záhorský[16].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Stanislav Neumann[17].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was František Filipovský[18].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Josef Vinklář[19].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Ladislav Pešek[20].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Vladimír Ráž[21].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Rudolf Deyl[22].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Antonín Šůra[23].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Josef Mixa[24].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was František Černý[25].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Jan Otakar Martin[26].
  • A cast member of Playing with the Devil was Alois Dvorský[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Playing with the Devil was directed by Josef Mach[4]. Screenwriters include Jan Drda[5] and Josef Mach[6]. Cast members include Josef Bek[11], Eva Klepáčová[12], Alena Vránová[13], František Smolík[14], Jaroslav Vojta[15], and Bohuš Záhorský[16].

Publication

Playing with the Devil was released on April 26, 1957[28]. Its place of publication is recorded as Czechoslovakia[29]. The original language of it was Czech[30]. Genres include comedy film[8] and cinematic fairy tale[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Playing with the Devil's after a work by is recorded as Jan Drda[31].

Why It Matters

Playing with the Devil has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . opening credits. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Filmový přehled. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . Filmový přehled. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . opening credits. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on Playing with the Devil
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    Production designer Karel Škvor, Milan Nejedlý
    Sound designer Adolf Böhm
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