Sweetheart of the Gods

Sweetheart of the Gods

99 mins | Drama, Romance | April 11, 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.

Sweetheart of the Gods

99 mins | Drama, Romance | April 11, 1960

Sweetheart of the Gods
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.
Producers Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
Original title Liebling der Götter
Directors Gottfried Reinhardt
Writers George Hurdalek

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

Hans W. Hamacher

as Minister

Elsa Wagner

as Frau Lengefeld

Lia Eibenschütz

as Frau Simon