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Darling of the Gods 
Summary
Darling of the Gods (German: Liebling der Götter) is a 1930 German musical drama film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Emil Jannings, Renate Müller and Olga Chekhova. Jannings had recently returned from Hollywood where the arrival of sound films had harmed his career.[1] The film was made at the Babelsburg studios, and based on the play Die Tokaier by Hans Müller. It was made by Erich Pommer's production unit, part of the German Major film studio UFA. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin on 13 October 1930.[2]
| Darling of the Gods | |
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 German film poster | |
| German | Liebling der Götter |
| Directed by | Hanns Schwarz |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet Günther Rittau |
| Edited by | Willy Zeyn |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universum Film AG |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Plot edit
A selfish opera singer leaves his wife and home in Germany to travel the world's great cities. Eventually he is drawn back to his Bavarian homeland.
Cast edit
- Emil Jannings as Albert Winkelmann
- Renate Müller as Agathe
- Olga Chekhova as Olga von Dagomirska
- Hans Moser as Kratochvil
- Max Gülstorff as The Medizinalrat
- Eduard von Winterstein as Dr. Marberg
- Willy Prager as Maurus Colwyn
- Siegfried Berisch as Romanones
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Boris Jussupoff
- Evaristo Signorini as Filipo Cardagno
- Oskar Sima as Member of the Embellishment Company
- Truus Van Aalten
- Ethel Reese-Burns
- Betty Bird
- Lilian Ellerbusch
- Betty Gast
- Lydia Pollman
- Valentine Wischnewskaja
- Fritz Alberti
- Luigi Bernauer
- Fritz Greiner
- Fritz Spira
- Marcel Wittrisch
References edit
- ^ Rogowski, Christian (2010). The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House. p. 257. ISBN 1571135324.
- ^ Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. p. 239. ISBN 1571810250. JSTOR j.ctt1c0gm1x.
External links edit
- Darling of the Gods at IMDb
- Liebling der Götter Full movie at the Deutsche Filmothek
