- Synopsis
- Cast
- Interesting
- References
{{More citations needed|date=April 2010}}{{notability|date=October 2017}}'The Devil's Ruse (Czech: Ďáblova lest) is a Czech crime movie.[1] The movie was shot in A Benedictine monastery of Saint Václav in Broumov, the Church of Saint Margaret in Podlažice and City Museum, Chrast by Chrudim. Synopsis Police detective Sumara investigates a case of a girl that was found smeared with snake's blood. The girl studied archaeology and took part in excavations in Podlažice's monastery. She had the number 666 painted on her forehead and a snake on her body. The police enlist the help of Doctor Runa, a specialist in occultism. The story involves a Satanist cult and the Codex Gigas. Cast - Ivan Trojan portrayed Doctor Michal Runa
- Jiří Dvořák portrayed Chief of Commissioner Petr Sumara
- Anna Geislerová portrayed Detective Lenka Šímová
- Tereza Voříšková portrayed Iveta Runová
- Vojtěch Dyk portrayed Daniel Ferinčák
- Silvia Šuvadová portrayed Doctor Evita Bérová
- Barbora Munzarová portrayed Doctor Hájková
- Hana Vágnerová portrayed Eva Turská
- Jana Štěpánková portrayed Doctor Eva Součková
- Josef Somr portrayed Doctor
- Stanislav Zindulka portrayed Father Toderik
- František Němec portrayed Abbot Christopher
- Jitka Schneiderová portrayed Hanka
- David Prachař portrayed Senior Lecturer Polehla
- Oldřich Vlach portrayed Director Náhlý
- Oldřich Navrátil portrayed Driver
- Filip Cíl portrayed Novice Paul
- Kryštof Hádek portrayed Student Vítek
- Filip Tomsa portrayed Student Lukáš
- Jiří Wohanka portrayed Police Chief
- Kristýna Janáčková portrayed Student Klára
- Pavel Řezníček portrayed Director of firm
- Martin Myšička portrayed Patalogist
- Otmar Brancuzský portrayed Janitor
- Michaela Klenková portrayed Barman
- Martin Hub portrayed 1st cop in civil
- Pavel Dvorščik portrayed 2nd cop in civil
- Petr Padevět
- Monika Vodičková
- Jan Peš
- Ondřej Pomajzl
- Radovan Klučka
- Michal Krásný
Interesting - Podlažice's abbey is alluded to in 1159 for the first time. The abbey was destroyed in spring, 1421 when Hussites invaded Eastern Bohemia.
- The film can be found in the archive of Czech Television:
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Ďáblova lest|url=https://www.csfd.cz/film/248636-dablova-lest/prehled/|website=CSFD.cz|accessdate=9 October 2017}}
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