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
Erna Morena as Frau Eva
Directed byRobert Wiene
Written byAlphonse Daudet (novel)
Artur Berger
Robert Wiene
Produced byOskar Messter
StarringErna Morena
Emil Jannings
Theodor Loos
Margarete Kupfer
CinematographyKarl Freund
Music byGiuseppe Becce
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Distributed byHansa Film
Release date
  • February 1916 (1916-02)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Plot

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An ambitious wife spends all of her husband's hard-earned money and then commits suicide out of remorse.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Jung & Schatzberg p.195
  2. ^ Jung & Schatzberg p.40

Bibliography

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  • Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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