---
title: 'The Fire Devil (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis Trenker'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Nazi Germany'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fire-devil-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220458/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fire Devil (1940)

1940 · 100 min · Drama · Nazi Germany, Germany

Original title: Der Feuerteufel

## Synopsis

The Fire Devil is a 1940 German historical adventure film directed by and starring Luis Trenker. It also featured Judith Holzmeister, Bertl Schultes and Hilde von Stolz. The title is sometimes translated as The Arsonist.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker)
- **Producer:** [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker)
- **Screenplay:** [Hans Sassmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-sassmann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Giuseppe Becce](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-becce)
- **Director of Photography:** [Albert Benitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-benitz)
- **Editor:** [Gottlieb Madl](https://cinepixo.com/people/gottlieb-madl)

## Cast

- [Fritz Kampers](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-kampers)
- [Klaus Pohl](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-pohl-2)
- [Karl Fochler](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-fochler)
- [Elise Aulinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/elise-aulinger)
- [Sepp Nigg](https://cinepixo.com/people/sepp-nigg)
- [Paul Mederow](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mederow)
- [Hilde von Stolz](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilde-von-stolz)
- [Walter Ladengast](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-ladengast)
- [Franz Herterich](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-herterich)
- [Karl-Heinz Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-heinz-peters)
- [Carl Balhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-balhaus)
- [Ludwig Schmid-Wildy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-schmid-wildy)
- [Judith Holzmeister](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-holzmeister)
- [Aruth Wartan](https://cinepixo.com/people/aruth-wartan)
- [Reinhold Pasch](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhold-pasch)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fire-devil-1940
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