The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel (1930)

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

1h 48m

Drama

Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.

Cast

Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings

Immanuel Rath

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Lola Lola

Kurt Gerron

Kurt Gerron

Kiepert

Rosa Valetti

Rosa Valetti

Guste

Hans Albers

Hans Albers

Mazeppa

Reinhold Bernt

Reinhold Bernt

The Clown

Károly Huszár

Károly Huszár

The Blue Angel's Proprietor

Eduard von Winterstein

Eduard von Winterstein

School Headmaster

Hans Roth

Hans Roth

Bedel

Crew

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von Sternberg

Director

Friedrich Hollaender

Friedrich Hollaender

Original Music Composer

Sam Winston

Sam Winston

Editor

Hans Schneeberger

Hans Schneeberger

Director of Photography

Walter Klee

Walter Klee

Editor

Günther Rittau

Günther Rittau

Director of Photography

Erich Pommer

Erich Pommer

Producer

Carl Winston

Carl Winston

Writer

Fritz Thiery

Fritz Thiery

Sound Designer

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