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Film / 1935
Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds
Directed by
Reinhold Schünzel
Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene's husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divorce. Jupiter's wife Juno now also comes to earth and …
The story
Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene's husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divorce. Jupiter's wife Juno now also comes to earth and clears things up.
Cast
Willy FritschJupiter / Amphitryon
Käthe GoldAmphitryons Gemahlin Alkmene
Adele SandrockJupiters Gemahlin Juno
Paul KempGötterbote Merkur / Diener Sosias
Fita BenkhoffAndria
Hilde Hildebrand1. Freundin Alkmenes
Vilma Bekendorf2. Freundin Alkmenes
Annie Ann3. Freundin Alkmenes
Hilde Boenisch4. Freundin Alkmenes
Ewald WenckDr. Äskulap
Aribert WäscherThebener Kriegsminister
Ellen-Ruth Knapp-Güttingen1. Thebener Ehefrau
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