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Who’s Afraid of the Devil (1977) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 92 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Egon Schlegel
- Starring
- Ernst-Georg Schwill, Peter Dommisch, Wolfgang Greese, Katrin Martin, Peter Friedrichson, Harry Merkel
Based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Jakob is a timid farmer’s son ridiculed by villagers and the king, even fleeing from mice. The king orders him to steal three golden hairs from the devil, a task considered certain death. Undaunted, Jakob sets out, promising the oppressed that he will ask the devil for a way to end their misery.
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