Sweetheart of the Gods
1960 · Movie · 99 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Biography of the famous German actress Renate Mueller, who died in 1937 under unsettled circumstances; While doing her first movie for the UFA in Berlin, she meets the elderly secretary-general Dr. Simon and is impressed by his charm. Although her Nazi-friend Volker discourages her to befriend a Jew, they start dating. While she ascends to one of the most famous German actresses of her time, Simon is suffering more and more under the Nazi regime.
Direction Gottfried Reinhardt
Cast Ruth Leuwerik · Peter van Eyck · Harry Meyen · Robert Graf · Hannelore Schroth · Leonard Steckel · Willy Fritsch · Werner Fuetterer · Friedrich Domin · Lia Eibenschütz · Bruno W. Pantel · Elsa Wagner · Hans W. Hamacher · Tilly Lauenstein
Soundtrack Franz Grothe
Screenplay George Hurdalek
Cinematography Göran Strindberg
Original title Liebling der Götter
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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