The Blue Angel (1930)
Der blaue Engel (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 1h 44min
- Drama, Music
- 05 Dec 1930 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Emil Jannings | ... |
Professor Immanuel Rath
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Marlene Dietrich | ... |
Lola Lola
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Kurt Gerron | ... |
Kiepert, Zauberkünstler
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Rosa Valetti | ... |
Guste, seine Frau
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Hans Albers | ... |
Mazeppa
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Reinhold Bernt | ... |
Der Clown
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Eduard von Winterstein | ... |
Der Schuldirektor
(as Eduard V. Winterstein)
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Hans Roth | ... |
Der Pedell
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Rolf Müller | ... |
Angst
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Roland Varno | ... |
Lohmann
(as Rolant Varno)
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Carl Balhaus | ... |
Ertzum
(as Karl Balhaus)
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Robert Klein-Lörk | ... |
Goldstaub
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Károly Huszár | ... |
Der Wirt
(as Karl Huszar-Puffy)
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Wilhelm Diegelmann | ... |
Der Kapitän
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Gerhard Bienert | ... |
Der Polizist
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Ilse Fürstenberg | ... |
Raths Wirtschafterin
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Die Weintraub Syncopators | ... |
Group Cast Performers
(as The Weintraub Syncopators)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Friedrich Hollaender | ... |
Pianist (uncredited)
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Edith Kiel | ... |
Prostitute (uncredited)
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Wolfgang Staudte | ... |
Gymnasiast / Pupil (uncredited)
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Directed by
Josef von Sternberg | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Heinrich Mann | ... | (adapted from a novel by) |
Carl Zuckmayer | ... | (written by) & |
Karl Vollmöller | ... | (written by) and |
Robert Liebmann | ... | (written by) |
Josef von Sternberg | ... | () (uncredited) |
Carl Winston | ... | (english dialogue) |
Produced by
Erich Pommer | ... | producer |
Music by
Friedrich Hollaender | ... | (music by) (as Friedrich Holländer) |
Cinematography by
Günther Rittau | ... | (photographed by) |
Hans Schneeberger | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Walter Klee | ||
Sam Winston | ... | (edited by) (as S.K. Winston) |
Art Direction by
Otto Hunte |
Costume Design by
Tihamer Varady |
Makeup Department
Waldemar Jabs | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Oscar Schmidt | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Viktor Eisenbach | ... | unit manager |
Art Department
Emil Hasler | ... | assistant production designer |
Sound Department
Fritz Thiery | ... | sound |
Stunts
Harry Froboess | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Hans Schneeberger | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
Franz Waxman | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Tassilo Schneider | ... | english subtitler: German version |
Herbert Tevos | ... | consultant uncredited unconfirmed |
Carl Winston | ... | supervising dialogue coach: English version |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universum Film (UFA) (1930) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1930) (United States) (theatrical) (English version)
- Wardour Films (1930) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1930) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Classic Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- Europa Film (1952) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Suomi-Filmi (1966) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1972) (Australia) (theatrical) (as 'The Blue Angel')
- Tralag (1978) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Daiei International Films (1981) (Japan) (theatrical)
- PolyGram Vidéo (1981) (France) (VHS) (French subtitles)
- VPS Video (1982) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Simitar Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (1992) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Kino Video (1993) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Eureka Video (1997) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Eureka Video (1999) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Eureka Video (2001) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Waterfall Home Entertainment Ltd. (2004) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (DVD) (Focus Edition)
- New Star (2011) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Eureka Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE) (1930) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Progrès Film (1953) (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Ciné+ (2023) (France) (tv)
- Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
- NHK Kyôiku (1979) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1989) (Japan) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Afifa (sound print)
- Studio Babelsberg (sound stages)
- Theaterkunst (costume)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Germany 1924. Middle aged Dr. Immanuel Rath is a stuffy literature professor at a boys' school. Most of his students don't much like him, often ridiculing him by sending him unflattering anonymous notes and drawings. Dr. Rath learns that many of his boys often frequent a cabaret called the Blue Angel, which he believes is corrupting their impressionable young minds. He heads to the Blue Angel himself to catch the boys in the act, shame them into not going again, but also to ask the headlining performer, anglophone Lola Lola, to cease and desist performing her show. Over several visits, Rath is able to catch the boys, but he himself starts to fall for Lola, and she seemingly with him. His infatuation with her threatens his teaching career. Their relationship ends up not being what either envisioned, the question being how they will both deal with their disintegrating relationship and the reasons behind that disintegration. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Täglich nur noch bis Donnerstag auf tausendfachen Wunsch! Zum letzten Male! (Feiburger Zeitung, ((Freiburg, Baden-Wûrttemburg)) 11 Februar 1931) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | There are various accounts of why Marlene Dietrich was cast as Lola Lola, but the one given by director Josef von Sternberg in his autobiography is that Dietrich came to test for the film with a bored, world-weary attitude because she was convinced she wasn't going to get the role and was merely going through the motions - and Sternberg hired her because that world-weary attitude was precisely what he wanted for the character. See more » |
Goofs | When the professor returns to the night club and sees Lola again, he gets covered in her make-up and moves to the mirror to clean himself up, which he does not completely manage. Yet, when confronting the captain, his clothes are completely clean. After he has thrown him out of doors, the stains reappear. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Double-Headed Eagle: Hitler's Rise to Power 1918-1933 (1973). See more » |
Soundtracks | Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt See more » |
Quotes |
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Lola Lola: Falling in love again, never wanted to. What's a girl to do? I can't help it. What choice do I have? That's the way I'm made. Love is all I know, I can't help it. Men swarm around me like moths 'round a flame. And if their wings are singed, surely I can't be blamed. See more » |