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The Devil's Elixirs (1973)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 46M

Director : Ralf Kirsten

Synopsis

Young seminary student Franziskus (Benjamin Besson) has been ceremonially ordained. He wants to escape the harshness and injustice of the world and devote himself to the service of God in the quiet seclusion of a monastery. He is also hoping to forget the beautiful lady Aurelie (Jaroslava Schallerová), whose life he saved in a flooded brook and with whom he spent an amorous night. He knows that her father would never allow her to marry him. But the devil dressed in a monk's habit and under the name Viktorin (Andrzej Kopiczynski) intervenes in Franziskus's destiny and attempts to lead him astray. To do so he first uses the diabolical elixirs kept at the monastery as a rare relic. When the young monk gets expelled from the monastery, Viktorin prepares another trap with the help of Aurelie's stepmother Euphemie (Milena Dvorská).

Actors

Benjamin Besson
Benjamin Besson
Franziskus
Jaroslava Schallerová
Jaroslava Schallerová
Aurelie
Andrzej Kopiczyński
Andrzej Kopiczyński
Viktorin
Milena Dvorská
Milena Dvorská
Euphemie
Maja Komorowska
Maja Komorowska
Abbess
Fred Düren
Fred Düren
Krzysztof Chamiec
Krzysztof Chamiec
Norbert Christian
Norbert Christian
Radovan Lukavský
Radovan Lukavský
Jürgen Kluckert
Jürgen Kluckert
Edmund Fetting
Edmund Fetting
Gerhard Bienert
Gerhard Bienert
Peter Dommisch
Peter Dommisch
Angela Brunner
Angela Brunner
Zdena Burdová
Zdena Burdová
Monika Pietsch
Monika Pietsch
Klaus-Peter Pleßow
Klaus-Peter Pleßow
Annette Roth
Annette Roth
Klaus-Rudolf Weber
Klaus-Rudolf Weber
Petr Skarke
Petr Skarke

Crews

Ralf Kirsten
Ralf Kirsten
Director
Brigitte Kirsten
Brigitte Kirsten
Writer
E. T. A. Hoffmann
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Novel
Bärbel Bauersfeld
Bärbel Bauersfeld
Editor
Claus Neumann
Claus Neumann
Director of Photography
André Asriel
André Asriel
Original Music Composer
Manfred Renger
Manfred Renger
Production Manager
Jaroslav Řeřicha
Jaroslav Řeřicha
Production Manager
Georg Gutschmidt
Georg Gutschmidt
Sound
Konrad Walle
Konrad Walle
Sound
Miroslav Kubišta
Miroslav Kubišta
First Assistant Director
Doris Borkmann
Doris Borkmann
First Assistant Director
Erich Sojka
Erich Sojka
Writer
Gudrun Deubener
Gudrun Deubener
Dramaturgy
Frank Bredow
Frank Bredow
Assistant Camera
Dieter Adam
Dieter Adam
Production Design
Jiří Rulík
Jiří Rulík
Set Decoration
Klaus Selignow
Klaus Selignow
Set Decoration
Miloš Osvald
Miloš Osvald
Set Decoration
Inge Kistner
Inge Kistner
Costume Design
Nita Romanečová
Nita Romanečová
Costumer
Jiří Šimon
Jiří Šimon
Makeup & Hair
Frank Zucholowsky
Frank Zucholowsky
Makeup & Hair
Brigitte Welzel
Brigitte Welzel
Makeup & Hair
Waldemar Pokrywka
Waldemar Pokrywka
Makeup & Hair
Ursula Funk
Ursula Funk
Makeup & Hair
Michael Vollandt
Michael Vollandt
Stunts
Jiří Ulrich
Jiří Ulrich
Unit Production Manager
Walter Hunger
Walter Hunger
Unit Production Manager
Karl-Heinz Marzahn
Karl-Heinz Marzahn
Unit Production Manager
Renée Lavecká
Renée Lavecká
Unit Production Manager
Jiřina Vaňková
Jiřina Vaňková
Assistant Production Manager
Zuzana Folkertová
Zuzana Folkertová
Clapper Loader
Harald Engelmann
Harald Engelmann
Choreographer

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