Josef von Sternberg

ActorDirectorCinematographerProducerWriter May 29 (died age 75) Vienna, Austria 1917–1996 (79 year career)

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Biography

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 influenced later directors, particularly those of the film noir period. He is particularly noted for his…

Known For

Film

The Blue Angel

Director

Film

Shanghai Express

Director

Film

The Scarlet Empress

Art Direction

Film

Blonde Venus

Director

Film

Duel in the Sun

Co-Director

Film

The Docks of New York

Director

Film

The Last Command

Director

Film

Morocco

Director

Filmography

Acting (10)

Movies (8)

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

1996

6.0

The Epic That Never Was

1969

as Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)

6.7

Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective

1969

as Interviewee

10.0

Josef von Sternberg Interview

1968

as Self

Josef von Sternberg - From Silence Comes Another

1967

as Self

5.0

Anatahan

1953

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1925 Studio Tour

as Self

A Girl's Folly

as Cameraman (uncredited)

5.4

Television (2)

I, Claudius

as Self

German Film Award

as Self

Crew (63)

Movies (63)

Jet Pilot

Director

Anatahan

Director

Anatahan

Director of Photography

Anatahan

Executive Producer

Anatahan

Screenplay

Macao

Director

Duel in the Sun

Co-Director

The Town

Director

The Shanghai Gesture

Adaptation

The Shanghai Gesture

Director

The Shanghai Gesture

Writer

I Take This Woman

Co-Director

Sergeant Madden

Director

The Great Waltz

Co-Director

I, Claudius

Director

The King Steps Out

1936

Director

5.9

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

Director

The Devil Is a Woman

Art Direction

The Devil Is a Woman

Director

The Devil Is a Woman

Director of Photography

The Devil Is a Woman

Producer

Crime and Punishment

Director

The Scarlet Empress

Art Direction

The Scarlet Empress

Director

The Scarlet Empress

Editor

The Scarlet Empress

Producer

Shanghai Express

Director

Blonde Venus

Director

Blonde Venus

Editor

Blonde Venus

Producer

Blonde Venus

Writer

Dishonored

Additional Music

Dishonored

Director

Dishonored

Editor

Dishonored

Music

Dishonored

Writer

An American Tragedy

Director

An American Tragedy

Producer

An American Tragedy

Writer

Morocco

Director

The Blue Angel

Director

The Blue Angel

Writer

Marlene Dietrich, “The Blue Angel” Screen Test

Director

Thunderbolt

Director

The Case of Lena Smith

1929

Director

5.2

The Docks of New York

1928

Director

6.9

The Docks of New York

1928

Producer

6.9

The Street of Sin

1928

Story

The Last Command

Director

The Drag Net

Director

Children of Divorce

Co-Director

Underworld

Director

The Exquisite Sinner

Director

A Woman of the Sea

1926

Director

6.0

The Salvation Hunters

1925

Director

6.4

The Salvation Hunters

1925

Editor

6.4

The Salvation Hunters

1925

Producer

6.4

The Salvation Hunters

1925

Screenplay

6.4

The Masked Bride

1925

Director

By Divine Right

1924

Scenario Writer

The Bohemian Girl

1922

Assistant Director

6.6

The Highest Bidder

1921

Assistant Director

The Mystery of the Yellow Room

1919

Assistant Director

5.0