The Original Sin
6.8
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.
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Cast
16 people
Bobby Todd
Adam Schmidt
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Dead Eyes of London
Monpti
Irene von Meyendorff
Eva-Lilith
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The Great Sacrifice
Eine kleine Sommermelodie
Helmut Käutner
Prof. Petri
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Ein Mann namens Harry Brent
Eichholz & Söhne
Rudolf Vogel
Barkeeper
Known for
The Story of Vickie
Margarete Haagen
Teufels Großmutter
Also in
Three Men in the Snow
Under the Bridges
Arno Assmann
Dr. Lutz / Lucifer
Also in
Manure and Gillyflowers
Farmers, Politics and Bombs
Bum Krüger
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Thea Thiele
Fräulein Seraphim
Also in
The Devil's General
Rot ist die Liebe
Willy Maertens
Portier
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Bettina Moissi
Eva Medier- Eden
Also in
Epilogue
Long Is the Road
Joana Maria Gorvin
Lilly Schmith (Lilith)
Also in
Chimären - Fiktion und Wirklichkeit
Tragödie einer Leidenschaft
Carl Voscherau
Also in
Film Without Title
Die Sünderin
Helmut Käutner Director · Bobby Todd Writer Kurd E. Heyne Writer
United States release August 20, 1950 · Produced in Germany · Production Camera-Filmproduktion
Production
Bavaria Film
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Camera-Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Der Apfel ist ab
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · November 23, 1948
Theatrical · Hamburg
United States · August 20, 1950
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Denmark
January 15, 1951 · Theatrical
France
September 1, 1949 · Theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
Sweden
February 1, 1950 · Theatrical
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