Summaries

Alfred is a poor devil of a man, middle-aged, married, working and totally lacking ambition. In Hell, coming promotion time, a class devil must pass a test: tempting Alfred's soul into damnation. successively throws in his path luxury (a seductive young woman), dishonesty (making money out of an illegal deal), and vanity for what he is not). All failures,either because he is not that or the Devil's misfortune.The Devil decides to use a cheap shot, and drugs Alfred's wife, so that she will be sexually attracted to the man who enters her house that day - and the Devil makes sure Alfred be there just in time to to kill the man in a fit of jealousy. A set silly circumstances force Alfred to arrive earlier home, so early will be the first man to pass the house's threshold that day...—Artemis-9

Details

Keywords
  • greed
  • devil
  • temptation
  • vanity
  • luxury
Genres
  • Action
  • Comedy
Release date Jan 2, 1962
Countries of origin United Kingdom Portugal
Language English
Filming locations Portugal
Production companies Charles W. Hall Carthay Productions Tobis Portuguesa

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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