Who's Afraid of the Devil
Overview
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.
About Who's Afraid of the Devil (1977)
Released in 1977, Who's Afraid of the Devil is a fantasy and comedy film from DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme (East Germany). It was directed by Egon Schlegel and written by Manfred Freitag and Joachim Nestler. The cast is led by Hans-Joachim Frank, Dieter Franke, Rolf Ludwig, Katrin Martin and Wolfgang Greese. With a runtime of 1h 32m, the film averages 6.8/10 across 4 TMDB ratings.
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