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Josef von Sternberg (1894–1969)

Director | Writer | Producer

Josef von Sternberg split his childhood between Vienna and New York City. His father, an ex-soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army, could not support his family in either city; Sternberg remembered him only as "an enormously strong man who often used his strength on me." Forced by poverty to drop out of high school... See full bio »

Born:

Jonas Sternberg
in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Died:

(age 75) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Marlene Dietrich & Josef Von Sternberg
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1957 Jet Pilot
 
1953 Ana-ta-han
 
1952 Macao
 
1946 Duel in the Sun (uncredited)
 
1944 The Town (short)
 
1941 The Shanghai Gesture
 
1940 I Take This Woman (uncredited)
 
1939 Sergeant Madden (as Josef Von Sternberg)
 
1938 The Great Waltz (uncredited)
 
1937 I, Claudius (unfinished)
 
1936 The King Steps Out
 
1935 Crime and Punishment
 
1935 The Devil Is a Woman
 
1935 The Fashion Side of Hollywood (documentary short)
 
1934 The Scarlet Empress
 
1932 Blonde Venus
 
1932 Shanghai Express
 
1931 An American Tragedy (as Josef Von Sternberg)
 
1931 Dishonored
 
1930 Morocco (as Josef Von Sternberg)
 
1930 The Blue Angel
 
1930 The Blue Angel
 
1929 Thunderbolt
 
1929 The Case of Lena Smith (short)
 
1928 The Docks of New York
 
1928 The Dragnet
 
1928 Street of Sin (uncredited)
 
1928 The Last Command
 
1927 Underworld
 
1927 Children of Divorce (uncredited)
 
1927 It (uncredited)
 
1926 Exquisite Sinner (fired; replaced by Phil Rosen)
 
1926 A Woman of the Sea
 
1925 The Masked Bride (uncredited)
 
1925 The Salvation Hunters
 
Show ShowWriter (14 titles)
1953 Ana-ta-han (screenplay / as Joseph von Sternberg)
 
1941 The Shanghai Gesture (adaptation)
 
1932 Blonde Venus (story - uncredited)
 
1931 An American Tragedy (uncredited)
 
1931 Dishonored (screenplay / story "X-27")
 
1930 The Blue Angel (uncredited)
 
1929 Thunderbolt (writer)
 
1928 Street of Sin (story)
 
1928 The Last Command (story)
 
1927 Underworld (uncredited)
 
1926 Exquisite Sinner
 
1926 A Woman of the Sea
 
1925 The Salvation Hunters (written by)
 
1924 By Divine Right
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
1953 Ana-ta-han (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1935 The Devil Is a Woman (producer)
 
1934 The Scarlet Empress (producer - uncredited)
 
1932 Blonde Venus (producer - uncredited)
 
1931 An American Tragedy (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 The Docks of New York (producer)
 
1925 The Salvation Hunters (producer)
 
1927 It (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1924 Vanity's Price (assistant director)
 
1924 By Divine Right (assistant director)
 
1923 Vanity Fair (assistant director)
 
1922 The Bohemian Girl (assistant director)
 
1921 The Highest Bidder (assistant director - as Jo Sternberg)
 
1919 The Mystery of the Yellow Room (assistant director)
 
Show ShowEditor (6 titles)
1934 The Scarlet Empress (uncredited)
 
1932 Blonde Venus
 
1931 Dishonored (uncredited)
 
1928 The Wedding March (uncredited)
 
1928 The Honeymoon
 
1925 The Salvation Hunters
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1953 Ana-ta-han
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1917 A Girl's Folly
Cameraman (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
1953 Ana-ta-han (photographed by)
 
1935 The Devil Is a Woman
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2003 The Dreamers (director: Blonde Venus (1932 - / as Joseph Von Sternberg)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1946 Duel in the Sun (visual consultant - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
1935 The Devil Is a Woman (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1934 The Scarlet Empress (writer: "Violin Composition" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1934 The Scarlet Empress (lighting technician - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1931 Dishonored (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2003 The Dreamers (acknowledgment: director of Blonde Venus (1932 - / as Joseph Von Sternberg)
 
1990 Continental (acknowledgment)
 
1968 Monsieur Hawarden (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1969 Josef von Sternberg, een retrospektieve (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– D'un silence l'autre - Josef von Sternberg (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Epic That Never Was (TV documentary)
Himself - Director
 
1965 Camera Three (TV series)
Himself
– The Film Director (1965) … Himself
 
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself - a Director
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2012 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Marlene Dietrich and Joseph von Sternberg (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 The Third Reich, in Color (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Hollywood Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 8 Print Biographies  | 8 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jo Sternberg | Josef Von Sternberg | Joseph Von Sternberg | Joseph von Sternberg

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Charles Laughton] I had great difficulty managing Laughton; so did Alexander Korda. See more »

Trivia:

Directed 3 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Emil Jannings, George Bancroft and Marlene Dietrich. Jannings won for his performance in The Last Command. See more »

Nickname:

Jo See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini