
The Devil Plays the Flute
1954-05-14 · 91 min · ★ 6.5
When the pieces of a singular figure are unearthed and then joined together, a devil of the lowest category breaks into a small Mediterranean village. From that moment on, the demon will enter the life of a painter named Bernardino, in the affairs of a "modern" marriage, in the existence of a frightened gardener and, finally, in the day-to-day life of the Great Momo.
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- Directors
- José María Forqué
- Production companies
- Cifesa, Estela Films
- Countries
- Spain
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
José Luis OzoresMúsico
Luis PrendesBernaldino
Luis ArroyoRelojero
Félix DafauceMomo
Carmen Vázquez VigoEsposa
Antonio GarisaMarido
Ricardo AceroPablo
Irán EoryElisa
José PradaJardinero
Juan VázquezDelegado
Antonio OzoresSecretario
Luis OrduñaDiablo jefe
Xan das BolasPresidente
Manolo MoránDon Cosme
Miguel PastorEuropeo
Adela CarboneLaura
José Ramón GinerConserje museo
Manuel RequenaAlcalde
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