Synopsis
A story of an impish devil who used to be an angel but got tired of singing Hosannah and so was condemned to live on earth. From his home in a windmill, he pursues love and happiness in a hilarious and sometimes tragic turmoil that affects the whole countryside.
Key facts
Cast
Vaiva Mainelytė, Tatjana Čiumičeva, Asta Chomentauskienė, Gediminas Girdvainis, Jonas Rupša, Regimantas Adomaitis, Vytautas Kernagis, Vasilijus Simčičius
Original language
Lithuanian
First release
December 1, 1974 (Soviet Union)
Crew
Screenplay
Kazys Boruta, Sigitas Geda
Cinematography
Algimantas Mockus
Editing
Vanda Survilienė
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Hallucinations Collectives 2026 - Retrospectives
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2025 generic - Fantasia Retro
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2025 - Retrospectiva
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2025 - Retrospectiva
- Seville European Film Festival 2019 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Velnio Nuotaka - Vyacheslav Ganelin (1976) | 5 releases, 1976-1978: Мелодия |
| CD | Velnio Nuotaka - Vyacheslav Ganelin (1976) | 2 releases, 2000: 33 Records |
| Cassette | Velnio Nuotaka - Vyacheslav Ganelin (1976) | 2 releases, 1995-2000: 33 Records |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Soviet Union | December 1, 1974 |
| Theatrical | Soviet Union | March 1, 1976 |
| Theatrical | Soviet Union | January 31, 1977 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 10, 1979 |
Full credits
| Director | Arūnas Žebriūnas |
| Cast | Vaiva Mainelytė (Jurga), Tatjana Čiumičeva (Marcelė), Asta Chomentauskienė (Jurga), Gediminas Girdvainis (Pinčiukas), Jonas Rupša (Pinčiukas), Regimantas Adomaitis (Girdvainis), Vytautas Kernagis (Girdvainis), Vasilijus Simčičius (Baltaragis), Viktoras Malinauskas (Baltaragis), Regina Varnaitė (Uršulė), Birutė Dambrauskaitė (Uršulė), Bronius Babkauskas (arkliavagis Raupys), Alfonsas Vaškevičius (Anupras Visgirda ir Raupys), Juozas Meškauskas (Girdvainio piršlys), Regina Arbačiauskaitė, Zigmas Banevičius, Feliksas Einas, Valdas Mykolas Jatautis, Juozas Kanopka, Rimgaudas Karvelis, Jonas Pakulis (Aukščiausiasis), Gediminas Pranckunas, Birutė Raubaitė (davatka), Aleksandras Ribaitis, Edgaras Savickis, Danutė Krištopaitytė, Jūratė Onaitytė, Albinas Budnikas |
| Screenplay | Kazys Boruta, Sigitas Geda |
| Cinematography | Algimantas Mockus |
| Editing | Vanda Survilienė |
Additional data: TMDB.
