The Devil's Eye (1960)

Promoted film
Sweden, 87 min
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Original title Djävulens öga
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Awards
  • Award of the Swedish Association of Film Critics
  • Chaplin Magazine Award
  • Prize from Statens Filmpremienämnd (Sweden)
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • Swedish
Swedish release 1960-10-17

Cast

Jarl Kulle
Don Juan, den från Helvetet utsände

Bibi Andersson
Britt-Marie. 20 år

Stig Järrel
Satan

Nils Poppe
kyrkoherden, Britt-Maries far

Gertrud Fridh
fru Renata, Britt-Maries mor

Sture Lagerwall
Pablo, Don Juans betjänt

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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...

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Titles

Original title
  • Djävulens öga
Swedish release title
  • Djävulens öga
International title
  • The Devil's Eye
Distribution title
  • Djevelens øye (Norge)
  • Paholaisen silmä (Finland)
  • El ojo del diablo (Argentina/Spanien)
  • Das Teufelsauge (Västtyskland
  • L'Œil du diable (Frankrike)
  • Oko diabła (Polen)
  • Ďáblovo oko (Tjeckoslovakien)
  • Az ördög szeme (Ungern)
  • Die duiwel se oog (Sydafrika)
  • Djævelens øje (Danmark)
  • Saatana silm (Estland)
  • Djevičanski izvor (Kroatien)
  • L'occhio del diavolo (Italien)
  • מעיין הבתולים (Israel)
  • Velnio akis (Litauen)
  • Het oog van de duivel (Nederländerna)
  • O olho do diabo (Brasilien/Portugal)
  • Око дьявола (Ryssland)
  • Oko d'jabola (Ryssland)
  • Diablovo oko (Slovakien)
  • Şeytanın gözü (Turkiet)
  • Дівоче джерело (Ukraina)
  • Divoče džerelo (Ukraina)
  • Die Jungfrauenbrücke (Schweiz)
  • The Devil's Eye (Storbritannien/USA)
  • Ein ha-Satan (Israel)
  • To mati tou diavoloku (Grekland)
  • Diabelskie opowieści (Polen)
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • Djävulens öga

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Line Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Unit Manager
Assistant Cameraman
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Boom Operator
Sound Effects
Re-recording Mixer
Other Crew

Cast

Jarl Kulle Don Juan, den från Helvetet utsände
Bibi Andersson Britt-Marie. 20 år
Stig Järrel Satan
Nils Poppe kyrkoherden, Britt-Maries far
Gertrud Fridh fru Renata, Britt-Maries mor
Sture Lagerwall Pablo, Don Juans betjänt
Georg Funkquist greve Armand de Rochefoucauld
Gunnar Sjöberg markis Giuseppe Maria de Macopanza
Torsten Winge en gammal elak demon
Axel Düberg Jonas, Britt-Maries fästman, agronom, 25 år
Kristina Adolphson den beslöjade damen, en av Don Juans älskarinnor
Allan Edwall örondemonen
Ragnar Arvedson vaktdemonen
Gunnar Björnstrand skådespelaren - kommentatorn
- Ej krediterade:
John Melin skönhetsdoktorn
Sten-Thorsten Thuul skräddaren
Arne Lindblad skräddarassistenten
Svend Bunch förvandlingsexperten
Börje Lundh frisören
Lenn Hjortzberg lavemangsdoktorn
Tom Olsson massören
Inga Gill husan hos kyrkoherden
Käbi Laretei cembalistens händer

Companies

Production company AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri 1960
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2017
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) SF Home Entertainment 2004
Laboratory FilmTeknik AB
Make-up Supervisor Firma Carl M. Lundh AB

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 can however resist him and the tables are turned when Don Juan falls in love with her. 

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 96569
Date 1960-10-08
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2385 meters
Notes Speltid: 87 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system AGA-Baltic
Colour type Black and white
Width 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2385 meter
Length in minutes 87 min
Reels 4 rullar
Dialogue
  • Swedish


Original work

Original title Don Juan vender tilbage (Radio play)
Author Oluf Bang


Production location

1960 1960
Filmstaden Råsunda Sweden

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1960-10-17 Fontänen Stockholm Sweden 87 min
1960-10-17 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 87 min
TV showing 1978-04-08 TV2 Sweden 83 min
1990-12-08 Kanal 1 Sweden 83 min
2000-05-21 SVT1 Sweden 83 min
First showing 1960-10-17 Fontänen Stockholm Sweden 87 min
1960-10-17 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 87 min
Other showing 1964 Poland (endast filmstudios)
Release in Sweden 1960-10-17 Spegeln Gävle Sweden 87 min
1960-10-17 Skandia Norrköping Sweden 87 min
1960-10-17 Röda Kvarn Örebro Sweden 87 min
First showing 1960-10-17 Spegeln Gävle Sweden 87 min
1960-10-17 Skandia Norrköping Sweden 87 min
1960-10-17 Röda Kvarn Örebro Sweden 87 min
DVD release 2004-04-28 Sweden
Other showing 2018-02-01 Janus Films New York USA
FIAF-visning 2018-05-14 Jerusalem Cinematheque Jerusalem Israel
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2018-08-23 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Taipei Taiwan
2018-07-15 Babylon Berlin Germany
2018-08-06 Metropolis Hamburg Germany
FIAF-visning 2018-02-24 British Film Institute London United Kingdom
2018-05-16 Filmoteca Española Madrid Spain
2018-09-14 Filmmuseum München Munich Germany
Cinematheque screening 2018-09-05 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Sonat, K. 23, D-dur
Composer Domenico Scarlatti
Played by Käbi Laretei (piano)


Original title Sonat, K. 262, B-dur
Composer Domenico Scarlatti
Played by Käbi Laretei (piano)


Original title Sonat, K. 433, G-dur
Composer Domenico Scarlatti
Played by Käbi Laretei (piano)


Awards

Prize from Statens Filmpremienämnd (Sweden) Stockholm 1961 (premie om 250 000 kr)
Award of the Swedish Association of Film Critics Stockholm 1961 (1:a plats i Scen & Salongs och Svenska Filmkritikerförbundets omröstning)
Chaplin Magazine Award Stockholm 1960 Bibi Andersson (roller i denna film och i Bröllopsdagen)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Gauge 35 mm
Length 2371


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Gauge 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Gauge 35 mm
Length 2388


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Gauge 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Gauge 35 mm
Length 2382


Element type Duplicate positive
Gauge 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Between 850 x 700 and 850 x 1100
Poster title DJÄVULENS ÖGA en komedi av Ingmar Bergman
Tryckeri Allkopia
Designed by H. Gullberg


Size Between 850 x 700 and 850 x 1100
Poster title Ingmar Bergmans DJÄVULENS ÖGA till stor förnöjelse för publik och press


Size Less than 850 x 400
Poster title Un rondo' capriccioso di Ingmar Bergman L'OCCHIO DEL DIAVOLO
Tryckeri Zinografica Forentina


Size Less than 850 x 400
Poster title DJÄVULENS ÖGA en komedi av Ingmar Bergman
Tryckeri Zetterlund & Thelanders boktryckeri AB


Size Between 850 x 700 and 850 x 1100
Poster title EL OJO DEL DIABLO
Tryckeri Establ. Grafico oeste Tacuari 980 Rs. Mejia


Holdings Archive materials

Type Kostymskiss
Object title Beslöjade kvinnan I
Technique tusch
Size 24 x 35


Type Kostymskiss
Object title Pablo
Technique gouache
Size 24,5 x 35


Type Kostymskiss
Object title Don Juan
Technique gouache & tusch
Size 24 x 35


Type Costume
Object title Djävulens öga?
Extent Hatt i lila med plymer och muff i päls (2 delar)


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Djävulens öga. Arbetsmanuskript av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent 202 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Djävulens öga. Komedi av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent 172 s. + 1 s. inspelningsschema samt 20 s. miljölista löst i manus.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Djävulens öga. Komedi av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent 171 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Djävulens öga. Komedi av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent 165 s. Personförteckning (1 s.) och förord (2 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Svensk Filmindustri presenterar Djävulen öga. Ett rondi capriccioso av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent 39 s. Rollista och produktionsuppgifter (1 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Djävulens öga. English translation.
Extent 67 s.
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Behind the scenes prints 3
Slides 6
Album Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Promotion material


Other manifestations of this work

Digitized

Technical specifications

Sound type Sound
Colour type Black and white
Length in minutes 88 min
Dialogue
  • Swedish


Holdings Film

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Gauge ProRes


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Gauge MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Gauge MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Gauge DCP


Element type Digital audio
Gauge WAV


Element type Digital audio
Gauge WAV


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