The Blue Angel
1930
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Nicholas Josef von Sternberg. Josef von Sternberg ( German: [ˈjoːzɛf fɔn ˈʃtɛʁnbɛʁk]; born Jonas Sternberg; May 29, 1894 – December 22, 1969) was an Austrian-born filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studios.
Josef von Sternberg. Director: The Devil Is a Woman. Josef von Sternberg split his childhood between Vienna and New York City. His father, a former soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army, could not support his family in either city; Sternberg remembered him only as "an enormously strong man who often used his strength on me."
- January 1, 1
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
May 25, 2024 · Josef von Sternberg (born May 29, 1894, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire [now in Austria]—died December 22, 1969, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an Austrian-born American motion-picture director whose films are characterized by pictorial richness and photographic craftsmanship. He is especially known for his seven films with ...
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Josef von Sternberg. Director: The Devil Is a Woman. Josef von Sternberg split his childhood between Vienna and New York City. His father, a former soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army, could not support his family in either city; Sternberg remembered him only as "an enormously strong man who often used his strength on me." Forced by poverty to drop out of high school, von Sternberg worked for ...
- May 29, 1894
- December 22, 1969
A box set of six films featuring the legendary partnership of director Josef von Sternberg and star Marlene Dietrich, who collaborated on provocative and stylish classics in the 1930s. Learn more about their cinematic artifice, sexuality, and irony with new interviews, documentaries, and essays.
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Josef von Sternberg’s The Last Command is a brilliantly realized silent melodrama and a witty send-up of the Hollywood machine, featuring virtuoso cinematography, grandly designed sets and effects, and rousing Russian Revolution sequences. Towering above it all is the passionate, heartbreaking Jannings, whose portrayal of a man losing his ...
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Josef von Sternberg, born Jonas Sternberg (29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) was an Austrian-born film director and is among the few whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era. He is considered one of the earliest 'auteur' filmmakers, having filled many other roles on his films including those of cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. Sternberg's ...
