The Blue Angel

Based On the book by Heinrich Mann

The Blue Angel (German: Der blaue Engel) is a 1930 German musical comedy-drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings and Kurt Gerron. Written by Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller and Robert Liebmann, with uncredited contributions by Sternberg, it is based on Heinrich Mann's 1905 novel Professor Unrat (Professor Filth) and set in an unspecified northern German port city. The Blue Angel presents the tragic transformation of a respectable professor into a cabaret clown and his descent into madness. The film brought Dietrich international fame and introduced her signature song, Friedrich Hollaender and Robert Liebmann's "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)".

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Release date:

1930

Director:

Josef von Sternberg

Cast:

Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti, Hans Albers

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Year page:

1930 in adaptations