Frau Eva
Frau Eva is a 1916 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Erna Morena, Emil Jannings and Theodor Loos. It was based on the 1874 novel Fromont and Risler by Alphonse Daudet. The film was Jannings' first starring role, his previous appearance having been as an extra in Im Schützengraben.[1]
Frau Eva | |
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Erna Morena as Frau Eva | |
Directed by | Robert Wiene |
Produced by | Oskar Messter |
Written by | Alphonse Daudet (novel) Artur Berger Robert Wiene |
Starring | Erna Morena Emil Jannings Theodor Loos Margarete Kupfer |
Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
Cinematography | Karl Freund |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Hansa Film |
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Country | Germany |
Language | Silent German intertitles |
Plot
An ambitious wife spends all of her husband's hard-earned money and then commits suicide out of remorse.[2]
Cast
- Erna Morena - Eva
- Emil Jannings
- Theodor Loos
- Margarete Kupfer
- Alexander Antalffy
References
- Jung & Schatzberg p.195
- Jung & Schatzberg p.40
Bibliography
- Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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