The Devil Does Not Sleep
1957 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · DIR. František Žáček, Peter Solan
Overview
Episodic film consisting of three satirical shorts ('Smutný káder', 'Typický prípad' and 'Vel'korysá kampaň') comically exposing the shortcomings of society. In the interval between each short, a committee recognising themselves in the characters on screen, voice their approval or disapproval of each film.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,018 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 Dear comrades!
00:02:57 Slovenský filmový ústav presents
00:08:00 He revolted!
00:11:21 But sad.
00:15:57 – It's an irreversible fact! – What is?
00:20:28 Well?
00:26:31 – Cyrilko... – Yes?
00:30:44 From among all the treasures of this earth,
00:34:21 Yes?
00:37:25 Just landed a victorious position at the helm of the county!
00:40:28 In reference to a specific, exemplary case.
00:43:57 Facts! The real basics of the case.
00:46:54 There are women at the Housing Dept.
00:50:52 Have some water, it's fresh!
00:55:12 Quite normally, please.
00:59:45 – Got it? – Got it.
01:03:14 Strange things? In my company?
01:09:01 Comrade Kurina is not here, he wasn't here and he won't be here!
01:12:35 What did you say? Chick? You have me for a chick?
01:17:44 And for the others?
01:22:08 I gave it to Kvasnička!
01:26:09 In his briefcase? Carry?
01:29:59 within out new campaign. For example, a certain Kvasnička...
01:34:18 I'm sorry, please.
Cast & Characters
Bohuš Králik
Jozef Kroner
Background Officer
Jozef Sodoma
Branislav Koreň
Oľga Vronská
Ivan Krivosudský
Cyril Kvasnicka
Adam Matejka
Eva Bartovičová
Milka
Eugen Senaj
Zdeněk Říha
Eva Krížiková
Ondrej Jariabek
Bázlik
Ivan Mistrík
Vladimír Zimmer
Jarmila Menšíková
Štefan Figura
Background Officer
Zdena Gruberová
Juraj Paška
Emil Horváth st.
Viliam Polónyi
Josef Křepela
Karol Skovay
Erika Bauerová
František Kabrheľ
Kurina
Július Bulla
Principal
Alojz Kramár
Klusták
Július Vašek
Jozef Krčmárik
Ema Kováčová
František Hudek
Štefan Benek
František Dibarbora
Narrator (voice)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,018
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:34:18
Production Record
DirectorFrantišek Žáček, Peter Solan
LanguageSlovak
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