The blue angel / directed by Joseph von Sternberg ; screenplay by Robert Liebmann, Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller.

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One of the early sound masterpieces of German cinema, this film made Marlene Dietrich an international star and helped assure director Joseph von Sternberg a place in cinematic history. The story is a gripping portrait of a middle-aged professor who is degraded by his obsession with a tawdry cafe en...

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Uniform Title:Blaue Engel (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Transit Film
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung
Kino Classics (Firm)
Other Authors: Jannings, Emil, 1884-1950 (Actor)
Dietrich, Marlene (Actor)
Albers, Hans (Actor)
Valetti, Rosa (Actor)
Von Sternberg, Josef, 1894-1969 (Film director)
Liebmann, Robert (Screenwriter)
Hollaender, Friedrich (composer (expression))
Rittau, Günther (director of photography.)
Schneeberger, Hans, 1895-1971 (director of photography.)
Language:German
English
Language and/or Writing System:
German version with optional English subtitles.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Kino Classics, [2012]
Edition:Authorized edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Mann, Heinrich, > 1871-1950. > Professor Unrat > Film adaptations.
Singers > Germany > Drama.
High school teachers > Germany > Drama.
Unrequited love > Germany > Drama.
Femmes fatales in motion pictures.
Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) > Germany.
Film adaptations.
German literature > Film adaptations.
Motion pictures > Germany.
German-language films.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Professor Unrat (Mann, Heinrich)
German literature.
High school teachers.
Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
Singers.
Unrequited love.
Germany.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Motion pictures
German-language films.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
Summary:
One of the early sound masterpieces of German cinema, this film made Marlene Dietrich an international star and helped assure director Joseph von Sternberg a place in cinematic history. The story is a gripping portrait of a middle-aged professor who is degraded by his obsession with a tawdry cafe entertainer.
Note:"Content: ©1930 UFA. Renewed ..."--Disc surface.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1930.
"Newly restored in HD from archival 35mm elements by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung."
Based on the novel Professor Unrat by Heinrich Mann.
Call Number:CY8 D0144689 Blu-ray Video
Credits:Music, Frederick Holländer ; photography, Günther Rittau, Hans Schneeberger.
System Details:Blu-ray; 1920 x 1080p; 1.19:1; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Participant or Performer:
Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Hans Albers, Rosa Valetti.