Amphitryon (film)
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| Amphitryon | |
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| Directed by | Reinhold Schünzel |
| Produced by | Günther Stapenhorst |
| Written by | Play: Molière Titus Maccius Plautus Heinrich von Kleist Screenplay: Reinhold Schünzel |
| Starring | Willy Fritsch |
| Music by | Franz Doelle |
| Cinematography | Werner Bohne Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Editing by | Arnfried Heyne |
| Studio | Universum Film |
| Distributed by | Universum Film |
| Release date(s) | 18 July 1935 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
Amphitryon is a 1935 German musical film. It also is known by a variety of other names: Amfitryon in Greece, Amphitryon – Aus den Wolken kommt das Glück in Austria, Amphitryon – Happiness from the Clouds, Anfitrione in Italy, Det gudomliga äventyret in Sweden. Written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, it is based on plays by Molière, Plautus, and Heinrich von Kleist, which in turn are based on Greek mythology.
Amphitryon was filmed in Ufa-Atelier, Neubabelsberg, Brandenburg, Germany, while the production dates were from 2 February 1935 – May 1935.
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[edit] Synopsis
Amphitryon is a Theban general away at war. The god Jupiter disguises himself as Amphitryon to seduce Amphitryon's wife, Alkmene.
[edit] Cast
- Willy Fritsch – Jupiter / Amphitryon
- Paul Kemp – Merkur / Sosias
- Käthe Gold – Alkmene
- Fita Benkhoff – Andria
- Adele Sandrock – Juno
[edit] Soundtrack
- "Tausendmal war ich im Traum bei dir"
- Lyrics by Charles Amberg (as C. Amberg)
- Music by Franz Doelle
- "Ich muß mal wieder was erleben"
- Lyrics by Bruno Balz
- Music by Franz Doelle
[edit] External links
- Amphitryon (film) at the Internet Movie Database
- Book references to Amphitryon
- Amphitryon at allesfilm.com
- Amphitryon at Fantastic Movie Musings & Ramblings
- Amphitryon at zelluloid (in German)
- Amphitryon film clip from F.W. Murnau Stiftung (no subtitles)
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