Does The Devil's Trap end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Devil's Trap sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Devil's Trap scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Devil's Trap violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Devil's Trap easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Devil's Trap

Name: The Devil's Trap
Genre: History, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1962
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Vítězslav Vejražka, Miroslav Macháček, Čestmír Řanda, Vlastimil Hašek, Vít Olmer

Directed by František Vláčil

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov

196285 min6.9 / 10

A tense historical drama about religious persecution and superstition, where practical knowledge becomes grounds for heresy accusations in a small town gripped by Inquisitorial paranoia.

A small town is one day visited by a priest who is there on a secret mission. He is a member of the Inquisition sent to investigate the activities of a local miller. The miller and his son are the descendants of an old family whose ancestral home burned down a century ago, but was rebuilt from scratch. The miller inherited much of his knowledge about the land, water, and a building's stability from generations of family experience. His reputation for finding water and predicting when a structure might collapse have come to the attention of the Inquisition -surely he must be in league with the Devil.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Grief Turns Into Fear Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Reality Turning Into Horror Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

History Drama Mystery

Keywords

Small Town Based On Novel Or Book Religion Black And White

Questions people ask

Does The Devil's Trap end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Devil's Trap sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Devil's Trap scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Devil's Trap violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Devil's Trap easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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