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.
Movie | The Land of Smiles | Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | Unknown Sender | 1950-02-10 | |
Movie | Valse brillante | Jan Kovalski | 1949-12-02 |
Movie | The Eternal Melody | René Lambertin | 1949-12-02 |
Movie | Das Abenteuer geht weiter | 1939-02-24 | |
Movie | The Charm of La Bohème | René Lambertain | 1937-01-01 |
Movie | Give Us This Night | Antonio Belizza | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | Opernring | Toni Kowalski | 1936-06-16 |
Movie | Es leuchten die Sterne | 1935-01-01 | |
Movie | J'aime toutes les femmes | Jean Morena / Eugène | 1935-10-24 |
Movie | Ich liebe alle Frauen | Jan Morena & Edi Jaworski | 1935-08-29 |
Movie | My Heart Calls You | Mario Delmonti | 1934-03-23 |
Movie | My Song for You | Riccardo Gatti | 1934-07-30 |
Movie | Tell Me Tonight | Enrico Ferraro | 1933-02-03 |
Movie | The Song of Night | Enrico Ferraro | 1932-05-27 |
Movie | City of Song | Giovanni Cavallone | 1931-01-09 |
Movie | The Singing City | Giovanni Cavallone | 1930-10-27 |
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