Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds

105 mins
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.

Willy Fritsch

Jupiter / Amphitryon

Käthe Gold

Amphitryons Gemahlin Alkmene

Adele Sandrock

Jupiters Gemahlin Juno

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

Ellen-Ruth Knapp-Güttingen

1. Thebener Ehefrau

Annemarie Korff

2. Thebener Ehefrau

Liesl Otto

3. Thebener Ehefrau

Annemarie Schwindt

4. Thebener Ehefrau

Paul Kemp

Götterbote Merkur / Diener Sosias

Franz Doelle

Original Music Composer

Kurt Hoffmann

Assistant Director

Walter Röhrig

Production Design

Werner Bohne

Director of Photography

Robert Herlth

Production Design

Rochus Gliese

Costume Design

Manon Hahn

Costume Design

Fritz Arno Wagner

Director of Photography

Erich von Neusser

Production Manager

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