Jan Kiepura

Born: 1902-05-16

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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My Heart Is Calling

as Mario Delmonte
Released: 1935-01-01

Musical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo

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Jornal Português (1938-1951)

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-12-12

The newsreel series Jornal Português (1938-1951) was produced for the Secretariat of National...

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Tell Me Tonight

as Enrico Ferraro
Released: 1933-02-03

Opera singer Enrico Ferraro, tired of his too many engagements, jumps off the train escaping...

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Tell Me Tonight

as Enrico Ferraro
Released: 1932-10-31

An Italian operatic tenor is dominated by his female business manager.

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City of Song

as Giovanni Cavallone
Released: 1931-01-09

A tourist guide in Naples is taken on by an English woman impressed by his singing, and who...

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All for Love

as Ricardo Gatti
Released: 1933-09-15

A famous tenor manages to charm away a lovely young lady who was just about to be married to the...

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A Song for You

as Riccardo Gatti
Released: 1933-04-14

During a concert tour, famous tenor Riccardo Gatti meets Lixie at an Aida rehearsal and takes...

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My Heart Calls You

as Mario Delmonti
Released: 1934-03-23

An opera company tries to get an engagement.

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My Heart Is Calling You

as Mario Delmonti
Released: 1934-09-14

Director Rosé and his opera company travel to Monte Carlo where they expect an engagément to...

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The Land of Smiles

as Sou Bawana Pantschur, Prinz von Javora
Released: 1952-10-01

An Austrian singer and an oriental prince who loves singing, fall in love in Vienna, get married...

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Give Us This Night

as Antonio Belizza
Released: 1936-03-06

After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman...

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My Song for You

as Riccardo Gatti
Released: 1934-07-30

In this opera-oriented musical, Riccardo Gatti, an Italian young tenor in Venice, meets a young...

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The Charm of La Bohème

as René Lambertain
Released: 1937-01-01

René and his two artist friends lead a meager but careless life in a Parisian small apartment,...

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The Song of Night

as Enrico Ferraro
Released: 1932-05-27

He was known as Anatole Litvak during his Hollywood directorial career, but he was still Anatole...

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