Comedy · Germany · 1948 · 1h 45m

The Original Sin

Der Apfel ist ab

The Original Sin poster
Director
Helmut Käutner
Cast
Bobby Todd as Adam Schmidt Irene von Meyendorff as Eva-Lilith Helmut Käutner as Prof. Petri Rudolf Vogel as Barkeeper Margarete Haagen as Teufels Großmutter Arno Assmann as Dr. Lutz / Lucifer
Crew
Igor Oberberg — Director of Photography Wolfgang Wehrum — Editor Kurd E. Heyne — Writer Helmut Käutner — Writer Bobby Todd — Writer Helmut Käutner — Producer
Synopsis

An apple juice producer can't decide between his wife and his secretary and tries to commit suicide. Being committed to psychiatry, he falls asleep and dreams of adventures as Adam and Eve in heaven and hell.

Mood & Themes
adam and eve
Key Collaborators
Helmut Käutner Director Igor Oberberg Director of Photography Wolfgang Wehrum Editor Kurd E. Heyne Writer Helmut Käutner Writer Bobby Todd Writer Helmut Käutner Producer Helmut Beck-Herzog Producer
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