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) |
| Sound | Rudolf Pavlíček | Sound |
| Crew | Alžbeta Domastová | Script |
| Camera | Vladimír Ješina | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Maximilián Nitra | Screenplay |
| Editing | Margita Tomášková | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Jozef Alexander Tallo | Screenplay |
| Crew | Monika Gajdošová | Dramaturgy |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Liďáková | Costumer |
| Sound | Milan Novák | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mária Grandtnerová | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | František Žáček | Screenplay |
| Art | Gabriela Jurechová | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agneša Klasová | Costumer |
| Directing | František Žáček | Director |
| Crew | Milan Peťovský | Special Effects |
| Camera | Vincent Rosinec | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Monika Gajdošová | Creative Producer |
| Writing | Peter Karvaš | Book |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michal Jurkovič | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Bedřich Voděrka | Editor |
| Sound | Ondrej Polomský | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Emil Bandík | Production Assistant |
| Art | Mikuláš Vida | Props |
| Production | Gejza Maráky | Production Manager |
| Art | Jozef Suchý | Property Master |
| Production | Darina Vichtová | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Ružena Guttová | Clapper Loader |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Crew | Roman Kaliský | Dramaturgy |
| Directing | Jozef Režucha | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Drahomír Novotný | Gaffer |
| Camera | Milan Kordoš | Still Photographer |
| Art | Ivan Vaníček | Production Design |
| Directing | Peter Solan | Director |