Amphitryon (1935 film)
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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.
is a Theban
general away at war. The god Jupiter
disguises himself as Amphitryon to seduce Amphitryon's wife, Alkmene.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Amphitryon - Aus den Wolken kommt das Glück in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Amphitryon - Happiness from the Clouds, Anfitrione in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Det gudomliga äventyret in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, it is based on plays by Molière
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
, Plautus
Plautus
Titus Maccius Plautus , commonly known as "Plautus", was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest surviving intact works in Latin literature. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by the innovator of Latin literature, Livius Andronicus...
, and Heinrich von Kleist
Heinrich von Kleist
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him.- Life :...
, which in turn are based on Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
.
Amphitryon was filmed in Ufa-Atelier, Neubabelsberg, Brandenburg, Germany, while the production dates were from 2 February 1935 - May 1935.
Synopsis
AmphitryonAmphitryon
Amphitryon , in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis.Amphitryon was a Theban general, who was originally from Tiryns in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. He was friends with Panopeus....
is a Theban
Thebes, Greece
Thebes is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain. It played an important role in Greek myth, as the site of the stories of Cadmus, Oedipus, Dionysus and others...
general away at war. The god Jupiter
Jupiter (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Jupiter or Jove is the king of the gods, and the god of the sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon....
disguises himself as Amphitryon to seduce Amphitryon's wife, Alkmene.
Cast
- Willy FritschWilly FritschWilly Fritsch was a German theater and film actor, the popular leading man in German silent motion-pictures.-Biography:...
- Jupiter / Amphitryon - Paul Kemp - Merkur / Sosias
- Käthe GoldKäthe GoldKäthe Gold was an Austrian actress.Born in Vienna, she trained in that city as an actress and then went to Bern, Breslau and Munich. In 1932 she went to Berlin, where she remained until 1944...
- Alkmene - Fita Benkhoff - Andria
- Adele SandrockAdele SandrockAdele Sandrock was a German actress. After a successful theatrical career, she became one of the first German film stars....
- Juno
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