The Devil's Elixirs

Young seminary student Franziskus has been ceremonially ordained. He wants to escape the harshness and injustice of the world and devote himself to the service of God in the quiet seclusion of a monastery. He is also hoping to forget the beautiful lady Aurelie, whose life he saved in a flooded brook and with whom he spent an amorous night. He knows that her father would never allow her to marry him. But the devil dressed in a monk's habit and under the name Viktorin intervenes in Franziskus's destiny and attempts to lead him astray. To do so he first uses the diabolical elixirs kept at the monastery as a rare relic. When the young monk gets expelled from the monastery, Viktorin prepares another trap with the help of Aurelie's stepmother Euphemie.

Country:

Czechoslovakia,

East Germany

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

106 minutes

Year:

1973

Director:

Ralf Kirsten

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Company:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme,

Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast:

Franziskus

Aurelie

Viktorin

Euphemie

Abbess

Crew:

Director

Set Decoration

Dramaturgy

Unit Production Manager

Set Decoration