The Devil Plays the Flute

The Devil Plays the Flute (Spanish:El diablo toca la flauta) is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué and starring José Luis Ozores, Luis Prendes and Luis Arroyo.^[1]

Plot

When the pieces of a singular figure are unearthed and then joined, a devil of the lowest category breaks into a small Mediterranean village. From that moment on, the demon will enter the life of a painter named Bernardino, in the affairs of a "modern" marriage, in the existence of a frightened gardener and, finally, in the day-to-day life of the Great Momo.

Cast

• José Luis Ozores as Músico
• Luis Prendes as Bernaldino
• Luis Arroyo as Relojero
• Félix Dafauce as Momo
• Carmen Vázquez Vigo as Esposa
• Antonio Garisa as Marido
• Ricardo Acero as Pablo
• Irán Eory as Elisa
• José Prada as Jardinero
• Juan Vázquez as Delegado
• Antonio Ozores as Secretario
• Luis Orduña as Diablo jefe
• Xan das Bolas as Presidente
• Miguel Pastor as Europeo
• Adela Carboné as Laura
• José Ramón Giner as Conserje museo
• Manuel Requena as Alcalde
• José Luis López Vázquez as Periodista
• Delfina Jaufret
• Marcela Yurfa
• Trudy Losada
• José Villasante as Gobernante
• Amparo Gómez Ramos
• Ramón Navarro
• Emilio González de Hervás
• Emilio Gutiérrez
• Ángel Calero as Maître con secretario
• Pedro Tena
• Félix Briones as Miguelote, botones
• José Capilla
• Joaquín Bergía as Médico
• Juan Cazalilla as Peluquero
• Alfonso Rojas
• José María Rodríguez as Viejo hambriento
• José Marco
• Carlos Ciscar
• Manolo Morán as Don Cosme
• Miguel Gila as Burócrata

References

Bibliography

• Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

• The Devil Plays the Flute at IMDb

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