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Josef von Sternberg
Writer 1894 - 1969

Josef von Sternberg

Vienna, Austria

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,... Read full bio →

Filmography

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Anatahan

Anatahan

Josef von Sternberg 1953 1h 31m 7.7

From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.

The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

Josef von Sternberg 1941 1h 39m 8.7

A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.

Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

Josef von Sternberg 1932 1h 33m 7.3
Dishonored

Dishonored

Josef von Sternberg 1931 1h 31m 6.7

The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.

Der blaue Engel

Der blaue Engel

Josef von Sternberg 1930 1h 48m 8.1

The Blue Angel / Der Blaue Engel is a 1930 German film from Josef von Starnberg. An adaptation of the 1905 novel “The Blue Angel: Small Town Tyrant.”

The Last Command

The Last Command

Josef von Sternberg 1928 1h 28m 8.0

A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.

The Salvation Hunters

The Salvation Hunters

Josef von Sternberg 1925 1h 10m

A hopelessly hopeful drifter, a bitter young woman, and a helpless child live on the docks, spending their days in poverty and listless wandering. Overhead, a dredge hauls up mud and trash from the nearby seabed-- the same mud and trash from the day before.

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