The Blue Angel
1930 · Movie · 109 min. · Germany
Based on Heinrich Mann's novel "Professor Unrat". Immanuel Rath (Emil Jannings) is a provincial prep school teacher who becomes incensed when he learns his boys have become infatuated with Lola Lola (Marlene Dietrich), a cabaret singer. Heading to the Blue Angel, a nightclub, to catch his pupils, Rath instead becomes bewitched by the sensuous Lola himself, beginning an obsession that drives him to the depths of despair.
Direction Josef von Sternberg
Cast Marlene Dietrich · Emil Jannings · Kurt Gerron · Eduard von Winterstein · Rosa Valetti · Hans Albers
Soundtrack Robert Liebmann
Screenplay Carl Zuckmayer · Karl Vollmuller · Robert Liebmann · Heinrich Mann
Cinematography Günther Rittau · Hans Schneeberger
Original title Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel)
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