The Devil Does Not Sleep (1957)
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.
Directors:
František Žáček, Peter Solan.
Writers:
Maximilián Nitra, Jozef Alexander Tallo, František Žáček.
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Bohuš Králik as |
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Jozef Kroner as Background Officer |
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Jozef Sodoma as |
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Branislav Koreň as |
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Oľga Vronská as |
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Ivan Krivosudský as Cyril Kvasnicka |
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Adam Matejka as |
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Eva Bartovičová as Milka |
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Eugen Senaj as |
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Zdeněk Říha as |
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Eva Krížiková as |
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Ondrej Jariabek as Bázlik |
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Ivan Mistrík as |
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Vladimír Zimmer as |
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Jarmila Menšíková as |
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Štefan Figura as Background Officer |
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Zdena Gruberová as |
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Juraj Paška as |
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Emil Horváth st. as |
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Viliam Polónyi as |
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Josef Křepela as |
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Karol Skovay as |
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Erika Bauerová as |
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František Kabrheľ as Kurina |
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Július Bulla as Principal |
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Alojz Kramár as Klusták |
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Július Vašek as |
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Jozef Krčmárik as |
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Ema Kováčová as |
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František Hudek as |
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Štefan Benek as |
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František Dibarbora as Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | František Žáček | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mária Grandtnerová | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Milan Peťovský | Special Effects |
| Writing | Maximilián Nitra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jozef Alexander Tallo | Screenplay |
| Art | Ivan Vaníček | Production Design |
| Art | Gabriela Jurechová | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agneša Klasová | Costumer |
| Editing | Margita Tomášková | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Milan Kordoš | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Milan Novák | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vincent Rosinec | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Emil Bandík | Production Assistant |
| Writing | František Žáček | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michal Jurkovič | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Rudolf Pavlíček | Sound |
| Editing | Bedřich Voděrka | Editor |
| Production | Gejza Maráky | Production Manager |
| Production | Darina Vichtová | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Alžbeta Domastová | Script |
| Crew | Roman Kaliský | Dramaturgy |
| Lighting | Drahomír Novotný | Gaffer |
| Writing | Monika Gajdošová | Creative Producer |
| Sound | Ondrej Polomský | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Mikuláš Vida | Props |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Directing | Jozef Režucha | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Monika Gajdošová | Dramaturgy |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Liďáková | Costumer |
| Writing | Peter Karvaš | Book |
| Camera | Vladimír Ješina | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jozef Suchý | Property Master |
| Camera | Ružena Guttová | Clapper Loader |
| Directing | Peter Solan | Director |