The Devil's Seed
7.9
In the Lithuanian village of Lietuvos, a farmer brings his sheltered nephew, Joni, to the rich Bani. By biting the prospective host's hand, the teenager gains the nickname of "the devil's seed."
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Cast
21 people
Eugenija Pleskyte
Morta
Also in
Northern Crusades
Gifts over the Phone
Kostas Smoriginas
Jonis
Also in
Nikolay Vavilov
Christmas. Uncensored
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Algimantas Puipa
Also in
Easily and Sweetly
Vytautas Paukste
Banis
Known for
Hard to Be a God
Inese Saulīte
Terese
Also in
A Handful of Bullets
Male Games in the Open Air
Feliksas Einas
Police officer
Also in
The Old Alphabet
The Devil's Bride
Inese Saulite
Terese
Ferdinandas Jakšys
Known for
War and Peace
Juozas Jaruševičius
Semaska
Also in
When the Oaks Were Falling
Walnut Bread
Algirdas Latėnas
Zygfridas
Known for
Kompromat
Rimgaudas Karvelis
Grisa
Also in
Defiance
The Keeper of Time
Algimantas Puipa Director · Vytautas Žalakevičius Writer
First release December 5, 1979 · Produced in Russia · Languages Lithuanian, Russian
Production
Lithuanian Film Studio
Production
Lietuvos Kinostudija
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Velnio sėkla
Original language
Lithuanian
Spoken on screen
Lithuanian · Russian
Release dates
Lithuania · December 5, 1979
Russia · December 5, 1979
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
March 1, 1984
Russia
December 5, 1979 · Vilnius
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