The Devil's Church

In a prologue and four acts (the prologue and the first act are lost so is necessary to describe what happens with title cards) the film depicts the terrible dream of Asmus wherein the devil joins the human world disguised as a tinker. He meets Frau Ane, Asmus' wife; Ane yearns to have a baby but in vain so the devil takes advantage of Frau Ane's motherly inner desire by making a deal with her but for his own purposes. As a result, the farmer's wife comes under the devil's spell and then seduces the local priest, giving the devil to chance to build his own church to replace the old church that has burned down.

Hans Mierendorff

Pfarrer

Agnes Straub

Ane

Paul Rehkopf

The Devil

Helga Mjön

Fred Immler

• Hans MierendorffDirector
• Adolf PaulScreenplay

Release date

January 1, 1919

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 6m

Genres

Drama, Horror

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