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Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-American 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. He is best known for his film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s, including the highly regarded Paramount/UFA production, The Blue Angel (1930).
Birth Name
Jonas Sternberg
Born
Tuesday, 29 May 1894
Died
Monday, 22 December 1969
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses | Self | 2015 |
| Duels | Self - Director | 2014 |
| The Third Reich, in Color | Self | 1998 |
| Hollywood Mavericks | Self | 1990 |
| Hollywood | Self | 1980 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| Josef von Sternberg, een retrospektieve | Self / Interviewee | 1969 |
| The Epic That Never Was | Himself - Director / Self - Director | 1965 |
| Cinéastes de notre temps | Self | 1964 |
| Camera Three | Self | 1956 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses | Self | 2015 |
| Duels | Self - Director | 2014 |
| The Third Reich, in Color | Self | 1998 |
| Hollywood Mavericks | Self | 1990 |
| Hollywood | Self | 1980 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| Josef von Sternberg, een retrospektieve | Self / Interviewee | 1969 |
| The Epic That Never Was | Himself - Director / Self - Director | 1965 |
| Cinéastes de notre temps | Self | 1964 |
| Camera Three | Self | 1956 |
| Anatahan | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1953 |
| 1925 Studio Tour | Self - a Director / Self | 1925 |
| A Girl's Folly | Cameraman | 1917 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Jet Pilot | 1957 |
| Anatahan | 1953 |
| Macao | 1952 |
| Duel in the Sun | 1947 |
| The Town | 1944 |
| The Shanghai Gesture | 1942 |
| I Take This Woman | 1940 |
| Sergeant Madden | 1939 |
| The Great Waltz | 1938 |
| The King Steps Out | 1936 |
| Crime and Punishment | 1935 |
| The Devil Is a Woman | 1935 |
| The Scarlet Empress | 1934 |
| Blonde Venus | 1932 |
| Shanghai Express | 1932 |
| An American Tragedy | 1931 |
| Dishonored | 1931 |
| Morocco | 1930 |
| The Blue Angel | 1930 |
| Thunderbolt | 1929 |
| The Case of Lena Smith | 1929 |
| The Docks of New York | 1928 |
| Street of Sin | 1928 |
| The Dragnet | 1928 |
| The Last Command | 1928 |
| Underworld | 1927 |
| Children of Divorce | 1927 |
| It | 1927 |
| Exquisite Sinner | 1926 |
| A Woman of the Sea | 1926 |
| The Salvation Hunters | 1925 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Anatahan | 1953 |
| The Devil Is a Woman | 1935 |
| The Scarlet Empress | 1934 |
| Blonde Venus | 1932 |
| An American Tragedy | 1931 |
| The Docks of New York | 1928 |
| The Salvation Hunters | 1925 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1932 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1931 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
