Who's Afraid of the Devil
1977, German. Directed by Egon Schlegel.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Egon SchlegelDirector
- Hans-Joachim FrankJakob
- Dieter FrankeTeufel
- Rolf LudwigKönig
- Katrin MartinPrinzessin
- Wolfgang GreeseSteuereintreiber
- Hannjo HasseHofmarschall
- Fred LudwigJagdmeister
- Peter KöhnckeGeneral
- Klaus Powollik-RonayHauptmann
- Hans KleringHofkaplan
- Harry MerkelSchreiber
- Hans-Peter ReineckeRäuberhauptmann
Details
- Released
- 4 December 1977
- Original title
- Wer reißt denn gleich vor'm Teufel aus
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Manfred Freitag, Joachim Nestler, Egon Schlegel
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Who's Afraid of the Devil runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Who's Afraid of the Devil is streaming on Eternal Family in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Who's Afraid of the Devil?
If you liked Who's Afraid of the Devil, try Cinderfella, Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring, Bibi & Tina: Girls vs. Boys.
Who directed Who's Afraid of the Devil?
Who's Afraid of the Devil (1977) was directed by Egon Schlegel and stars Hans-Joachim Frank, Dieter Franke, Rolf Ludwig.