Germany, 1948
105m
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono, German
A West German fantasy film directed by Helmut Käutner.
Plot Summary
After a suicide attempt a man is sent to a psychiatrist. He dreams of meeting Adam and Eve in both heaven and hell.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Helmut Käutner, Bobby Todd
© [not given on screen]
Camera Filmproduktion
Produced by: Helmut Beck
Based on the Musical Motifs of the Same Name by: Kurd E. Heyne, Helmut Käutner, Bobby Todd
Director of Photography: Igor Oberberg
Editor: Wolfgang Wehrum
Music: Bernhard Eichhorn
Sound: Walter Rühland
Women’s Costume: Edith Kindler
Men’s Costumes: Gebr. Reischenbeck
Make-up: Arthur Schramm
Special Effects: Theodor Nischwitz
Filmed at film studios in München-Geiselgasteig
Cast
Bobby Todd (Adam Schmidt (Adam))
Bettina Moissi (Eva Meier-Eden (Eva))
Joana Maria Gorvin (Lilly Schmith (Lilith))
Arno Assmann (Dr Lutz (Lucifer))
Helmut Käutner (Prof. Petri (Petrus))
Margarete Haagen
Thea Thiele
Gerda Corbett
Willy Maertens
Nikolai Kolin
Carl Voscherau
Bum Krüger
Rudolf Vogel
Sigfrid Brandl
Paul Amende
Horst Hächler
Jürgen Wulf
Irene von MeyendorffPaul Amende
Horst Hächler
Jürgen Wulf
Alternative Titles
Adam, Eva och ormen – Sweden
The Apple Fell – English language title
The Original Sin – USA
Le Péché originel – France
Syndefaldet – Denmark
References
Periodicals
- Biografägaren vol.25 no.3 (22 March 1950) – review
- Film History vol.18 no.1 2006) p.6-20 – illustrated article (Becoming democratic: satire, satiety, and the founding of West Germany by Jennifer Fay)
- Schule Film und Funk vol.2 no.6 (June 1949) p.175 – review
Books
- The Devil on Screen: Feature Films Worldwide, 1913 Through 2000 by Charles P. Mitchell p.307
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.352 – credits
