Sin Began with Eve
| Sin Began with Eve | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fritz Umgelter |
| Written by | Dieter Hildebrandt Margh Malina |
| Produced by | Wolf C. Hartwig |
| Starring | Willy Fritsch Mady Rahl Karin Dor |
| Cinematography | Paul Grupp |
| Edited by | Friedel Buckow |
| Music by | Klaus Ogermann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Defir Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Sin Began with Eve (German: Mit Eva fing die Sünde an) is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Fritz Umgelter and starring Willy Fritsch, Mady Rahl and Karin Dor.[1][2] In 1962, Francis Ford Coppola used footage from this production for his film The Bellboy and the Playgirls.[3][4]
Cast
- Willy Fritsch as Gregor
- Mady Rahl as Barbara
- Michael Cramer as Jürgen
- Karin Dor as Dinah
- Hanne Wieder as Carla
- Otto Storr as Schnock
- Thomas Fabian as Doktor
- Fritz Havenstein as Herr Weber
- Hans Jürgen Diedrich as Inspizient
- Angèle Durand as Sängerin
References
- ^ "Mit Eva fing die Sünde an" [Sin began with Eve]. www.filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder 2009, p. 134.
- ^ Hayes 1989, pp. 61, 137.
- ^ Welsh, Phillips & Hill 2010, pp. 17–18.
Sources
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. doi:10.1515/9780857455659. ISBN 978-0-85745-565-9. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. OCLC 949668752.
- Hayes, R.M. (1989). 3-D Movies. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0850-1. OCLC 607218764.
- Welsh, James M.; Phillips, Gene D.; Hill, Rodney F. (2010). The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia. Lanham, MD: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. doi:10.5040/9798881840297. ISBN 979-8-8818-4029-7. OCLC 1253440379.