Scandalous Eva

1930 1h 36m DE

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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An engaged woman discovers her fiancé has a four year old son. Pretending to take a cure she travels to the boy's foster-parents to make his acquaintance.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Henny Porten
Eva Rüttgers
Oskar Sima
Kurt Hiller
Ludwig Stössel
Dir. Rohrbach
Paul Henckels
Professor Hagen
Adele Sandrock
Oberstudienrätin Vulpius
Käthe Haack
Käte Brandt
Fritz Odemar
Ministerialrat Lämmerber

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: G.W. Pabst
Writers: Friedrich Raff, Julius Urgiss
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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96 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by G.W. Pabst, shot by Fritz Arno Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor W.L. Bagier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Henny Porten and Oskar Sima and Ludwig Stössel carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0021384 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

G.W. Pabst directs. Fritz Arno Wagner behind the camera. W.L. Bagier cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

196 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by G.W. Pabst, shot by Fritz Arno Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor W.L. Bagier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Henny Porten and Oskar Sima and Ludwig Stössel carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0021384 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.