The circus seen as a gaudy and glorious mirror of life. Director Anders Refn fills his cinemascope format to the brim with all the action and all the people that make an old-style, grand-style big top go round: the bold, the brave, the beautiful, the bad, and the love, lust, hate, hope, high skills and low schemings of them all. All this and an aerialist's dream: the quadruple flying somersault!
| Original title | De flyvende djævle |
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| Danish title | De flyvende djævle |
| Other titles | The flying devils |
| Director | Anders Refn |
| Screenplay | Anders Refn, Sigvard Olsson |
| Director of Photography | Mikael Salomon |
| Editor | Kasper Schyberg |
| Sound | Niels Arild, Niels Bokkenheuser, Per Meinertsen |
| Composer | Kasper Winding |
| Production designer | Søren Krag Sørensen |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster, Marlene Thomasie, Linda Chabert, Simone Reynolds, Francesco Cinieri |
| Appearance | Mario David, Karmen Atias, Jean-Marc Montel, Pete Lee Wilson |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden |
| Domestic distribution | Warner & Metronome |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Scope, color, Dolby |
| Danish theatrical release | 16.08.1985 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Odense, Vejle, Århus, Aalborg, Bio Lyngby, Grand Svensk premiere 25.12.1988. |
| TV release | 16.09.1987, TV |
| Find more |
Kristen Bjørnkjær: Varulvenes lufttur. Tusind Øjne 82/1985. Niels Olaf Gudme: Interview med Anders Refn og Sigvard Olsson. Tusind Øjne 52-53/1982. Asbjørn Skytte og Tim Voldsted: En uddøende profession. Samtale med Anders Refn. Kosmorama 173/1985. |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 12 |
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| Production company | Svensk Filmindustri, Crone Film Sales, Continental Motion Pictures Inc. |
| Domestic distribution | Warner & Metronome |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Anders Refn |
| Assistant director | Morten Arnfred |
| Continuity | Kerstin Sundberg |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster |
| Casting | Marlene Thomasie |
| Casting | Linda Chabert |
| Casting | Simone Reynolds |
| Casting | Francesco Cinieri |
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Script |
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| Script | Anders Refn |
| Script | Sigvard Olsson |
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Production |
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| Production | Erik Crone |
| Executive producer | Benni Korzen |
| Production manager | Michael Christensen |
| Production manager | Roberto Bessi |
| Production assistant | Marianne Christensen |
| Production assistant | Linda Chabert |
| Production assistant | Florian von Hofen |
| Production assistant | Dagmar Vogel |
| Production assistant | Thomas Menzel |
| Production assistant | Connie Bodmann |
| Production assistant | Claus Weeke |
| Production assistant | Bertrand Gauthier |
| Production assistant | Gina Oietralunga |
| Production assistant | Pino Butto |
| Unit manager | Staffan Hedqvist |
| Technical advisor | Gerd Ravnebjerg |
| Technical advisor | Lee Stath |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Mikael Salomon |
| Camera assistant | Jens Schlosser |
| Key grip | Jimmy Leavens |
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Stills |
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| Still photographer | Flemming Adelson |
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| Electrical dept. | Søren Sørensen |
| Electrical dept. | Thomas Neivelt |
| Assistant lighting technician | Maurizio Cartocci |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Kasper Schyberg |
| Assistant editor | Camilla Schyberg |
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Music |
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| Music | Kasper Winding |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Søren Krag Sørensen |
| Set dresser | Thomas Heinesen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Malin Birch-Jensen |
| Costume assistant | Bente Ranning |
| Costume assistant | Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen |
| Costume assistant | Lina Ellinger |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Malin Birch-Jensen |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Niels Arild |
| Sound | Niels Bokkenheuser |
| Sound | Per Meinertsen |
| Foley artist | Jérôme Lévy |
| Boom operator | Lars Lund |
| Boom operator | Lars Lund |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt | The Flying Germaines |
| Stunt | The Flying Jimenez |
| Stunt | Los Fassmont |
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Other credits |
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| Assistant | Kim Sejer Larsen |
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Appearance |
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| Lazlo Hart | Mario David |
| Miranda, Lazlos datter | Karmen Atias |
| Max, Lazlos søn | Jean-Marc Montel |
| Mory Ventura, Mirandas forlovede | Pete Lee Wilson |
| Nina Rosta, journalist | Senta Berger |
| Oscar Seidenbaum, impressario | Erland Josephson |
| Arno, motorcykelartist | Warren Clarke |
| Hildegarde Altenburg, cirkusdirektør | Margaretha Krook |
| Jacques Gavin jr. | Guy Godefroy |
| Mischa | Nadeem Razaq Janjau |
| Heinz von Rosen | Fred Gärtner |
| Gabriella | Jutta Richter-Haser |
| Sepp | Trevor Laird |
| Festdeltager | Ole Ernst |
| Festdeltager | Claus Hesselberg |
| Journalist | Ole Michelsen |
| Journalist | Flemming Quist Møller |
| Hassan | Carlos Valles |
| Tony Wilde | Johnny Wade |
| Mand på toilet | Wolf-Rüdiger Ohlhoff |
| Dyrepasser | Erik Clausen |
| Appearance | Romano Puppo |
| Appearance | Venantino Venantini |
| Appearance | Marcel Guy |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Please don't leave me now | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Ladies and gentlemen: The Flying Devils | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| It's a dream | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Take this heavy load | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Double or nothing | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Trapez | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| The Flying Devils | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Mory & Nina | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Lazlo | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Moving on | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| The road to Paris | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Miranda | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| The death of Arno | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Mr. Gavin Jr. | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Keep the show rolling | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Let e tell you what life is all about | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| Rome | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| The quad | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
| The end | 1985 | Kasper Winding |
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