The Devil (1972 film)

Diabeł
1987 theatrical release poster
Directed by Andrzej Żuławski
Written by Andrzej Żuławski
Starring Malgorzata Braunek, Leszek Teleszynski, Michal Grudzinski
Music by Andrzej Korzynski
Cinematography Andrzej Jaroszewicz, Maciej Kijowski
Edited by Krzysztof Osiecki
Production
company
Release date
 1972
Running time
 119 minutes
Country Poland
Language Polish

Diabeł is a 1972 Polish historical film with elements of horror written and directed by Andrzej Żuławski. It was released in 1972. At the time of its release it was banned by the Communist government in Poland.[1][2]

Plot

During the Prussian army's invasion to Poland in 1793, a young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from the imprisonment by a stranger who wants in return to obtain a list of Jakub's conspirators. Following his mysterious saviour across the country, Jakub sees the overall chaos and moral corruption including his father's death and his girlfriend's betrayal. Being apparently demented by what he has seen, he commits a number of seemingly motiveless and gory killings.

Cast

  • Iga Mayr as matka Jakuba
  • Wiktor Sadecki as Herz
  • Michal Grudzinski as Ezechiel
  • Maciej Englert as Hrabia
  • Monika Niemczyk as Zakonnica

Release

Home media

The film was released on DVD by Polart on October 23, 2007.[3]

Reception

Sean Leonard from HorrorNews.net gave the film a mostly positive review, commending the film's cinematography, and acting, while also noting that the film didn't make a ton of sense.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Film Polski
  2. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrzej-zulawski-dead-polish-director-866609
  3. ↑ "Diabel (1972) - Andrzej Zulawski". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Leonard, Sean. "Film Review: The Devil (Diabel) (1972)". HorrorNews.net. Sean Leonard. Retrieved 18 June 2018.


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