The Devil's Servants (1970)
- Original title
- Vella kalpi
- Directed by
- Aleksandrs Leimanis
- Genre
- comedy film, romance film, historical film, satanic film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- +6
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Set during the Polish-Swedish war in the 1620s, three mercenaries try to stop the city of Riga from surrendering to the Swedish army.
lightheartedfast-pacedadventurousquirkynostalgicplayfulunderdog spirit
What happens
The Devil's Servants (Latvian: Vella kalpi, Russian: Слуги дьявола, romanized: Slugy dyavola) is a 1970 action comedy film produced and distributed by Riga Film Studio. It was written and directed by Aleksandrs Leimanis during the time Latvia was part of the Soviet Union. In 1972, Riga Film Studio released a sequel to this film named The Devil's Servants at the Devil's Mill (Vella kalpi Vella dzirnavās). The film's setting is the Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625). A trio of mercenaries attempt to prevent the surrender of the city of Riga to the Swedish Army. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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