The Devil's Ruse

'The Devil's Ruse (Czech: Ďáblova lest) is a Czech crime movie.^[1] The movie was shot in A Benedictine monastery of Saint Václav in Broumov, the Church of Saint Margaret in Podlažice and City Museum, Chrast by Chrudim.

Synopsis

Police detective Sumara investigates a case of a girl that was found smeared by snake's blood. The girl studied archeology and took part in excavations in Podlažice's monastery. She had the number 666 painted on her forehead and a snake on her body. The police enlist the help of Doctor Runa, a specialist in Ocultism. The story involves a Satanist cult and the Codex Gigas.

Cast

• Ivan Trojan portrayed Doctor Michal Runa
• Jiří Dvořák portrayed Chief of Commissioner Petr Sumara
• Anna Geislerová portrayed Detective Lenka Šímová
• Tereza Voříšková portrayed Iveta Runová
• Vojtěch Dyk portrayed Daniel Ferinčák
• Silvia Šuvadová portrayed Doctor Evita Bérová
• Barbora Munzarová portrayed Doctor Hájková
• Hana Vágnerová portrayed Eva Turská
• Jana Štěpánková portrayed Doctor Eva Součková
• Josef Somr portrayed Doctor
• Stanislav Zindulka portrayed Father Toderik
• František Němec portrayed Abbot Christopher
• Jitka Schneiderová portrayed Hanka
• David Prachař portrayed Senior Lecturer Polehla
• Oldřich Vlach portrayed Director Náhlý
• Oldřich Navrátil portrayed Driver
• Filip Cíl portrayed Novice Paul
• Kryštof Hádek portrayed Student Vítek
• Filip Tomsa portrayed Student Lukáš
• Jiří Wohanka portrayed Police Chief
• Kristýna Janáčková portrayed Student Klára
• Pavel Řezníček portrayed Director of firm
• Martin Myšička portrayed Patalogist
• Otmar Brancuzský portrayed Janitor
• Michaela Klenková portrayed Barman
• Martin Hub portrayed 1st cop in civil
• Pavel Dvorščik portrayed 2nd cop in civil
• Petr Padevět
• Monika Vodičková
• Jan Peš
• Ondřej Pomajzl
• Radovan Klučka
• Michal Krásný

Interesting

• Podlažice's abbey is alluded to in 1159 for the first time. The abbey was destroyed in spring, 1421 when Hussites invaded Eastern Bohemia.
• The film can be found in the archive of Czech Television:

References