Darling of the Gods (German: Liebling der Götter) is a 1930 German musical drama film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Emil Jannings, Renate Müller and Olga Chekhova. Jannings had recently returned from Hollywood where the arrival of sound films had harmed his career.[1] The film was made at the Babelsburg studios, and based on the play Die Tokaier by Hans Müller. It was made by Erich Pommer's production unit, part of the German Major film studio UFA. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin on 13 October 1930.[2]

Darling of the Gods
German film poster
GermanLiebling der Götter
Directed byHanns Schwarz
Written by
Produced byErich Pommer
Starring
CinematographyKonstantin Irmen-Tschet
Günther Rittau
Edited byWilly Zeyn
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner
Production
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Distributed byUniversum Film AG
Release date
  • 13 October 1930 (1930-10-13)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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A selfish opera singer leaves his wife and home in Germany to travel the world's great cities. Eventually he is drawn back to his Bavarian homeland.

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References

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  1. ^ Rogowski, Christian (2010). The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House. p. 257. ISBN 1571135324.
  2. ^ Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. p. 239. ISBN 1571810250. JSTOR j.ctt1c0gm1x.
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