Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)
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.
- Released
- 1960-04-11
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gottfried Reinhardt
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Ruth Leuwerik as Renate Müller
- Peter van Eyck as Dr. Hans Simon
- Harry Meyen as Volker Hellberg
- Robert Graf as Dr. Hertel
- Hannelore Schroth as Uschi Gunzel
- Willy Fritsch as Gunzel
- Leonard Steckel as Fürst
- Werner Fuetterer as Harry de Cassian
- Bruno W. Pantel as Juwelier Artinger
- Willy Krause as Joseph Goebbels
- Albert Bessler as Ministerialrat
- Friedrich Domin as Herr Matthieu