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Who's Afraid of the Devil (1977)

Original title: Wer reißt denn gleich vor'm Teufel aus ?

1977-12-04 · 1h 32m · DE
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Based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm: Jakob is a poor farmer′s boy. Because of his timidity that even makes him run away from mice, he is often ridiculed by other people. Even the king is ill-disposed towards him. One day he sends Jakob to the devil to rob him of three golden hairs. This is supposed to be Jakob′s certain death. But naïve Jakob gets going and on his way even promises the oppressed subjects of the king to ask the devil for a way out of their misery.

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Egon SchlegelDirector

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Hans-Joachim FrankHans-Joachim FrankJakobDieter FrankeDieter FrankeTeufelRolf LudwigRolf LudwigKönigKatrin MartinKatrin MartinPrinzessinWolfgang GreeseWolfgang GreeseSteuereintreiberHannjo HasseHannjo HasseHofmarschallFred LudwigFred LudwigJagdmeisterPeter KöhnckePeter KöhnckeGeneralKlaus Powollik-RonayKlaus Powollik-RonayHauptmannHans KleringHans KleringHofkaplanHarry MerkelHarry MerkelSchreiberHans-Peter ReineckeHans-Peter ReineckeRäuberhauptmann

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Fairy tale

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Genre affinityComedy · Fantasy · FamilyTheme affinityFairy TaleDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference433860Actor preference380337 · 437310 · 373074

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What is Who's Afraid of the Devil about?

Based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm: Jakob is a poor farmer′s boy. Because of his timidity that even makes him run away from mice, he is often ridiculed by other people. Even the king is ill-disposed towards him. One day he sends Jakob to the devil to rob him of three golden hairs. This is supposed to be Jakob′s certain death. But naïve Jakob gets going and on his way even promises the oppressed subjects of the king to ask the devil for a way out of their misery.

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Who's Afraid of the Devil has a runtime of 92 minutes.

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