The Devil's Eye (1960)
Djävulens öga (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 27min
- Comedy, Drama
- 17 Oct 1960 (Sweden)
- Movie
Don Juan is sent from Hell to Earth with a mission - to seduce a virgin in order to spoil her pure wedding. The mission becomes crazy when Don Juan falls in love for the first time in centuries.
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Cast verified as complete
| Jarl Kulle | ... |
Don Juan
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| Bibi Andersson | ... |
Britt-Marie
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| Stig Järrel | ... |
Satan
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| Nils Poppe | ... |
Kyrkoherden
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| Gertrud Fridh | ... |
Fru Renata
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| Sture Lagerwall | ... |
Pablo - Don Juans betjänt
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| Georg Funkquist | ... |
Greve Armand de Rochefoucauld
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| Gunnar Sjöberg | ... |
Markis Giuseppe Maria de Macopanza
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| Torsten Winge | ... |
En gammal elak demon
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| Axel Düberg | ... |
Jonas
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| Kristina Adolphson | ... |
Den beslöjade damen
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| Allan Edwall | ... |
Örondemonen
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| Ragnar Arvedson | ... |
Vaktdemonen
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| Gunnar Björnstrand | ... |
Skådespelaren
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Svend Bunch | ... |
Förvandlingsexperten (uncredited)
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| Inga Gill | ... |
Husan hos kyrkoherden (uncredited)
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Lenn Hjortzberg | ... |
Lavemangsdoktorn (uncredited)
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| Käbi Laretei | ... |
Cembalistens händer (uncredited)
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| Arne Lindblad | ... |
Skräddarassistenten (uncredited)
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Börje Lundh | ... |
Frisören (uncredited)
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| John Melin | ... |
Skönhetsdoktorn (uncredited)
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| Tom Olsson | ... |
Massören (uncredited)
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Sten Torsten Thuul | ... |
Skräddaren (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ingmar Bergman | ||
Written by
| Ingmar Bergman | ... | (screenplay) |
| Oluf Bang | ... | (radio play) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Allan Ekelund | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Erik Nordgren | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Gunnar Fischer | ||
Editing by
| Oscar Rosander | ||
Production Design by
| P.A. Lundgren | ... | (architect) |
Costume Design by
| Mago | ||
Makeup Department
| Börje Lundh | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Lars-Owe Carlberg | ... | production manager (as Lars-Ove Carlberg) |
| Lennart Blomkvist | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
| Carl Anders Dymling | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lenn Hjortzberg | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Karl-Arne Bergman | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Evald Andersson | ... | special sound effects |
| Staffan Dalin | ... | boom operator |
| Stig Flodin | ... | sound |
| Olle Jacobsson | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rolf Holmquist | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Domenico Scarlatti | ... | selected music |
Script and Continuity Department
| Ulla Furås | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1960) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Athos Films (1961) (France) (theatrical)
- Internazionale Nembo Distribuzione Importazione Esportazione Film (INDIEF) (1961) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Janus Films (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Contemporary Films (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Filmagentur Süd (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Bifo Films (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Columbus Film (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Vesna Film (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- NHK-BS2 (1995) (Japan) (tv)
- Collection Les Films de ma Vie (2001) (France) (DVD)
- Movie Television Inc. (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- SF Home Entertainment (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- Leopardo Filmes (2014) (Portugal)
- Carlotta Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (restored version)
- Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
- Nelson Entertainment (video)
- Sultan Video (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Firma Carl M. Lundh AB (makeup)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (digital restoration) (2016)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The devil has a stye in his eye, caused by the purity of a vicar's daughter. To get rid of it, he sends Don Juan up from hell to seduce the 20 year old Britt-Marie and to rob her of her virginity and her belief in love. She however can resist him and things get even turned around when Don Juan falls in love with her. The fact that he feels love for the first time now, makes him even less attractive to her and Don Juan returns to hell.
Written by Leon Wolters |
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| Taglines | He Came...He Saw...She Conquered! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ingmar Bergman didn't think very highly of this movie. In his book 'Images' (1990), he writes: "The company [Svensk Filmindustri] had bought a dusty old Danish comedy called 'The Return of Don Juan'. Dymling (Carl Anders Dymling, manager of Svensk Filmindustri at the time) and I entered into a shameful agreement. I wanted to make The Virgin Spring (1960), which he despised. He wanted me to make The Devil's Eye (1960), which I despised. We were both very content with the agreement and both felt they had fooled the other. In actual fact, I had only fooled myself" See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Stig Järrel - Mångfaldens mästare (1990). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sonata in D major, K. 23 See more » |
| Quotes |
Satan:
Where innocence is greatest, evil is nearest. See more » |