Frau Eva

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 by	Robert Wiene
Written by	Alphonse Daudet (novel) Artur Berger Robert Wiene
Produced by	Oskar Messter
Starring	Erna Morena Emil Jannings Theodor Loos Margarete Kupfer
Cinematography	Karl Freund
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Production company	Messter Film
Distributed by	Hansa Film
Release date	February 1916 (1916-02)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Plot

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

Cast

• Erna Morena - Eva
• Emil Jannings
• Theodor Loos
• Margarete Kupfer
• Alexander Antalffy