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<i>The Devil Plays the Flute</i>

The Devil Plays the Flute

1953 film by José María Forqué

The Devil Plays the Flute (Spanish:El diablo toca la flauta) is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué and starring José Luis Ozores, Luis Prendes and Luis Arroyo.[1]

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Plot

When the pieces of a singular figure are unearthed and then joined, 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.

Cast

  • José Luis Ozores as Músico
  • Luis Prendes as Bernaldino
  • Luis Arroyo as Relojero
  • Félix Dafauce as Momo
  • Carmen Vázquez Vigo as Esposa
  • Antonio Garisa as Marido
  • Ricardo Acero as Pablo
  • Irán Eory as Elisa
  • José Prada as Jardinero
  • Juan Vázquez as Delegado
  • Antonio Ozores as Secretario
  • Luis Orduña as Diablo jefe
  • Xan das Bolas as Presidente
  • Miguel Pastor as Europeo
  • Adela Carboné as Laura
  • José Ramón Giner as Conserje museo
  • Manuel Requena as Alcalde
  • José Luis López Vázquez as Periodista
  • Delfina Jaufret
  • Marcela Yurfa
  • Trudy Losada
  • José Villasante as Gobernante
  • Amparo Gómez Ramos
  • Ramón Navarro
  • Emilio González de Hervás
  • Emilio Gutiérrez
  • Ángel Calero as Maître con secretario
  • Pedro Tena
  • Félix Briones as Miguelote, botones
  • José Capilla
  • Joaquín Bergía as Médico
  • Juan Cazalilla as Peluquero
  • Alfonso Rojas
  • José María Rodríguez as Viejo hambriento
  • José Marco
  • Carlos Ciscar
  • Manolo Morán as Don Cosme
  • Miguel Gila as Burócrata

References

  1. [1]
    Bentley p.128

Bibliography

  • Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.


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