Josef von Sternberg

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Josef von Sternberg

Born May 29, 1894 · Vienna, Austria

Died November 22, 1969 · aged 75

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 style infl…

Known For

The Blue AngelThe Blue Angel · 1930
The Blue Angel
7.31930
MovieDrama
Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.
MoroccoMorocco · 1930
Morocco
6.41930
MovieDramaRomance
Mogador, Morocco. Late 1920s. A complex romance develops between a womanizing Legionnaire and a disillusioned Parisian cabaret singer.
The Mystery of the Yellow RoomThe Mystery of the Yellow Room · 1919
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
6.51919
MovieDramaMystery
The intrepid reporter and amateur sleuth Joseph Rouletabille becomes involved in the investigation of a hideous crime committed in a room painted yellow, whose door was locked from the inside…
Duel in the SunDuel in the Sun · 1946
Duel in the Sun
6.41946
MovieWesternDrama
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
Jet PilotJet Pilot · 1957
Jet Pilot
5.51957
MovieActionAdventure
John Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and wedding the fetching flyer, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan in this 1957 drama.
The Scarlet EmpressThe Scarlet Empress · 1934
The Scarlet Empress
6.91934
MovieDramaHistory
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.
DishonoredDishonored · 1931
Dishonored
6.91931
MovieDramaWar
The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.
Blonde VenusBlonde Venus · 1932
Blonde Venus
6.81932
MovieDrama
In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.

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