Who’s Afraid of the Devil

Year: 1977

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: German

Director: Egon Schlegel

FantasyComedy

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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