---
title: 'Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gottfried Reinhardt'
released: '1960-04-12'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sweetheart-of-the-gods-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054027/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)

1960 · 108 min · Drama, History, Music · Germany

Original title: Liebling der Götter

## Synopsis

Sweetheart of the Gods is a 1960 West German biographical film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Peter van Eyck, and Harry Meyen. The film portrays the life of Renate Müller, a German film actress who died in 1937 in mysterious circumstances. A variety of rumours about Müller's death had developed, but the filmmakers chose to portray it as suicide following Nazi pressure over her relationship with a Jewish diplomat. Following legal objections from Müller's family, the ending was toned down to make her final fate more vague.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gottfried Reinhardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/gottfried-reinhardt)
- **Screenplay:** [George Hurdalek](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-hurdalek)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Grothe](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-grothe)
- **Producer:** [Artur Brauner](https://cinepixo.com/people/artur-brauner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Göran Strindberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/goran-strindberg)
- **Editor:** [Walter Wischniewsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-wischniewsky)

## Cast

- [Tilly Lauenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilly-lauenstein)
- [Leonard Steckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-steckel)
- [Karin Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/karin-evans)
- [Willy Fritsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-fritsch)
- [Albert Bessler](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-bessler)
- [Lia Eibenschütz](https://cinepixo.com/people/lia-eibenschutz)
- [Friedrich Domin](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-domin)
- [Harry Meyen](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-meyen)
- [Ruth Leuwerik](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-leuwerik)
- [Elsa Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-wagner)
- [Werner Fuetterer](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-fuetterer)
- [Hannelore Schroth](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannelore-schroth)
- [Hans W. Hamacher](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-w-hamacher)
- [Peter van Eyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-van-eyck)
- [Willy Krause](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-krause)

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