Jan Kiepura
From Wikipedia Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 – August 15, 1966) was an acclaimed Polish singer (tenor) and actor. In 1926, Jan Kiepura left Poland for an international career in Germany, Hungary, France, and England. When he returned to Poland, with the money he had earned from his performances, he built the well-known hotel Patria in the Polish border town of Krynica-Zdrój, which cost him about US$3 million. Some Polish movies were made there. Kiepura played in twelve Polish musicals, including O czym się nie myśli (1926), Die Singende Stadt (Neapol, śpiewające miasto) (1930), Tout Pour L'amour (Zdobyć cię muszę) (1933), and Mon coeur t'appelle (1934). He signed contracts with Convert Garden in London, Opéra Comique in Paris and National Opera in Berlin. Kiepura also started a film career, working with Berlin's UFA and then with the Motion Picture Industry in Hollywood. He played in many films, of which the most famous are: The Singing City, The Song of Night, Ich liebe alle Frauen, The Charm of La Boheme, Das Land des Lächelns.
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- 2005 · Jornal Português (1938-1951) as Self (archive footage)
- 1963 · Blick zurück im Film as Self
- 1961 · Treffpunkt New York as Self
- 1952 · The Land of Smiles as Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora
- 1950 · Unknown Sender as
- 1949 · Valse brillante as Jan Kovalski
- 1949 · The Eternal Melody as René Lambertin
- 1939 · Das Abenteuer geht weiter as
- 1937 · The Charm of La Bohème as René Lambertain
- 1936 · Opernring as Toni Kowalski
- 1936 · Give Us This Night as Antonio Belizza
- 1935 · J'aime toutes les femmes as Jean Morena / Eugène
- 1935 · Ich liebe alle Frauen as Jan Morena & Edi Jaworski
- 1935 · My Heart Is Calling as Mario Delmonte
- 1935 · Es leuchten die Sterne as
- 1934 · My Heart Is Calling You as Mario Delmonti
- 1934 · My Song for You as Riccardo Gatti
- 1934 · My Heart Calls You as Mario Delmonti
- 1933 · All for Love as Ricardo Gatti
- 1933 · A Song for You as Riccardo Gatti
- 1933 · Tell Me Tonight as Enrico Ferraro
- 1932 · Tell Me Tonight as Enrico Ferraro
- 1932 · The Song of Night as Enrico Ferraro
- 1931 · City of Song as Giovanni Cavallone
- 1930 · The Singing City as Giovanni Cavallone
- 1926 · O czem się nie myśli as