Lulu (1962 film)

Lulu (also released in the UK as No Orchids for Lulu) is a 1962 Austrian crime drama film written and directed by Rolf Thiele. The film is an adaptation of Frank Wedekind's Lulu plays—Earth Spirit (Erdgeist, 1895) and Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora, 1904)—and stars Nadja Tiller (as Lulu), O. E. Hasse, and Hildegard Knef.

Lulu
Directed by	Rolf Thiele
Screenplay by	Rolf Thiele
Based on	The Lulu plays by Frank Wedekind
Produced by	Otto Dürer
Starring	Nadja Tiller O. E. Hasse Hildegard Knef
Cinematography	Michel Kelber
Edited by	Eleonore Kunze
Music by	Karl de Groof
Production company	Vienna Film
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih AG NWDF
Release date	June 7, 1962 (1962-06-07) (West Germany)
Running time	100 min.
Country	Austria
Language	German

Sadoul's Dictionary of Films describes Thiele's work as "[a] heavy-handed, almost absurd version" of Wedekind's plays.^[1] But Robert von Dassanowsky credits Lulu as one of the "few notable [Austrian] dramas during the early 1960s".^[2]

Plot

The story of a sexually enticing young dancer who rises up in society through her relationships with wealthy men, but later falls into poverty and prostitution, culminating in an encounter with Jack 'the Ripper'.

Cast

• Nadja Tiller: Lulu
• O. E. Hasse: Dr. Schön
• Hildegard Knef: Gräfin Geschwitz
• Mario Adorf: Rodrigo
• Charles Regnier: Jack the Ripper
• Rudolf Forster: Schigolch
• Leon Askin: Medizinialrat Dr. Goll
• Sieghardt Rupp: Maler Schwarz
• Claus Höring: Alva Schön