Sweetheart of the Gods

Sweetheart of the Gods

1960 · 99 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Romance

Biography of the famous German actress Renate Müller, 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.

Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt · Written by George Hurdalek

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Ruth Leuwerik Renate Müller
Peter van Eyck Dr. Hans Simon
Harry Meyen Volker Hellberg
Robert Graf Dr. Hertel
Hannelore Schroth Uschi Gunzel
Willy Fritsch Gunzel
Leonard Steckel Fürst
Werner Fuetterer Harry de Cassian
Bruno W. Pantel Juwelier Artinger
Willy Krause Joseph Goebbels
Albert Bessler Ministerialrat
Friedrich Domin Herr Matthieu

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