Marlene Dietrich Movies

The films, affairs and struggles of the iconic star of The Blue Angel as told by Rosemary Clooney, Roger Corman, Deanna Durbin and many more.

The rise and fall of Nazi Germany in part through the use of classical allegory.

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...

New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy is working hard on investigation about a series of murders related to an extremist group.

A British colonel escapes from the Gestapo to the Black Forest and poses as a Gypsy's mate.

Eight hundred German filmmakers (cast and crew) fled the Nazis in the 1930s. The film uses voice-overs, archival footage, and film clips to examine...

Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep...

Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film...

Stylish, sophisticated and absolutely broke, Dino and Maria pursue a romance until they realize neither of them has any money, which forces the gold...

Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.

The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the Adenauer era and...

In old New Orleans, a beautiful adventuress juggles the attentions of a rich banker and a dashing sea captain.

A young doctor gets stuck on a ship after treating an injured first mate. Later, he rescues a woman from plane wreckage, and with the help of the...

The local building-contractor Martin Roumagnac is fascinated by the fashionable Blanche Ferrand. To impress Blache, Martin presents her with a villa....

Compilation of lighting and costume tests from various films, most notably Sternberg's "The Devil Is a Woman" (1935).

A French adventurer fights to save a woman in the life of prostitution.

In this new film from Arena, a cast of musical experts and admirers uncover the truth about the Maria Callas myth and the gift of her extraordinary...

Laurence Gerard has just divorced. While leading fat lover Talandier by the nose, She meets the count Lerski, who now works as waiter but do not tell...

Documentary short film extolling the virtues of the American Community Chest charity program and its value to the Allied war effort.