
A small town is one day visited by a priest who is there on a secret mission. He is a member of the Inquisition sent to investigate the activities of a local miller. The miller and his son are the descendants of an old family whose ancestral home burned down a century ago, but was rebuilt from scratch. The miller inherited much of his knowledge about the land, water, and a building's stability from generations of family experience. His reputation for finding water and predicting when a structure might collapse have come to the attention of the Inquisition -surely he must be in league with the Devil.
| Release Date | April 20, 1962 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Ďáblova past | |
| Runtime | 1h 25min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Czech | |
| Original Language | Czech | |
| Production Countries | Czechoslovakia | |
| Production Companies | Filmové studio Barrandov | |