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Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds
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.
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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.
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Genre:Comedy, Music
Written By:Reinhold Schünzel
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Runtime:105 minutes
Studio:UFA
Cast
Reinhold Schünzel
Director
Willy Fritsch
Jupiter / Amphitryon
Käthe Gold
Amphitryons Gemahlin Alkmene
Adele Sandrock
Jupiters Gemahlin Juno
Paul Kemp
Götterbote Merkur / Diener Sosias
Fita Benkhoff
Andria
Hilde Hildebrand
1. Freundin Alkmenes
Vilma Bekendorf
2. Freundin Alkmenes
Annie Ann
3. Freundin Alkmenes
Hilde Boenisch
4. Freundin Alkmenes
Ewald Wenck
Dr. Äskulap
Aribert Wäscher
Thebener Kriegsminister
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