''Two Times Adam, One Time Eve'' (German: ''2 x Adam, 1 x Eve'') is a 1959 West German

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directed by Franz M. Lang and starring

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and

Brigitte Grothum Brigitte Grothum (born 26 February 1935) is a German film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1955. She was born in Dessau, Germany. Selected filmography *'' Ripening Youth'' (1955), as Dora *''The First Day of Spring'' (1956), as Tri ...

.Goble p.660 The film's sets were designed by the art director

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. The film is a West German remake of the 1931 Finnish film ''

Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin {{unreferenced, date=April 2021 ''Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin'' stylized as ''Aatamin puvussa... ja vähän Eevankin'' is a novel by the Finnish writer Yrjö Soini under his pen name Agapetus. It was published in 1928. Film adaptation ...

''.

Cast

as Kaarina *

as Peter *

as Silja *

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as Kalevi *

Walter Buschhoff Walter Buschhoff (1923–2010) was a German stage, film and television actor.Goble p.462 He was married to the actress Maria Körber. Selected filmography * ''IA in Oberbayern'' (1956) - Dr. Hans von Spörling * ''Heiße Ernte'' (1956) - Oskar ...

as Matti *

Paul Esser Paul Esser (24 April 1913 – 20 January 1988) was a German stage and television actor and voice actor. He is remembered for playing the lead role in the Sender Freies Berlin version of the detective series ''Tatort''. Esser was born in Geld ...

as Rat Granberg * Benno Hoffmann as Lehtinen * Karl John as Wickström *

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as Aarne *

Gustav Knuth Gustav Knuth (7 July 1901 – 1 February 1987) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1935 and 1982 and starred in the TV series ''Alle meine Tiere''. He was married to the actress Elisabeth Lennartz. Selected f ...

as Viirimäki *

Carsta Löck Carsta Löck (28 December 1902 – 9 October 1993) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * '' Refugees'' (1933) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1933) * ''The Double Fiance'' (1934) * '' Trouble with Jolanthe'' (1934) * '' Police Report'' (19 ...

as Sinikka *

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as Paavo

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1959 films 1959 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films based on Finnish novels Remakes of Finnish films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub de:2 x Adam, 1 x Eva