The Devil's Trap

The Devil's Trap — Plot

A small town is one day visited by a priest who is there on a secret mission. He is a member of the Inquisition sent to investigate the activities of a local miller. The miller and his son are the descendants of an old family whose ancestral home burned down a century ago, but was rebuilt from scratch. The miller inherited much of his knowledge about the land, water, and a building's stability from generations of family experience. His reputation for finding water and predicting when a structure might collapse have come to the attention of the Inquisition -surely he must be in league with the Devil.

• Release date
• April 20, 1962
• Runtime
• 85 min
• Genres
• History, Drama, Mystery
• Director
• František Vláčil

The Devil's Trap — Cast

Vítězslav Vejražka The Burnt Miller Miroslav Macháček Chaplain Probus Čestmír Řanda Regent of Valec Vlastimil Hašek Filip the Hunter Vít Olmer The Miller's Son Jan Karla Chadimová Martina František Kovářík Sheep Shepherd Bedřich Karen Bishop Dittrichstejn