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Marlene (1984)

UNRATED 94 min  -  Documentary | Biography  -   2 March 1984 (West Germany)
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Retrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich.

Director:

Maximilian Schell

Writers:

Maximilian Schell, Meir Dohnal

Stars:

Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell and Annie Albers
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Annie Albers Annie Albers ...
Herself
Marlene Dietrich ...
Herself (voice)
Bernard Hall Bernard Hall ...
Himself
Maximilian Schell ...
Himself
Marta Rakosnik Marta Rakosnik ...
Herself
Patricia Schell Patricia Schell ...
Herself
Ivana Spinell Ivana Spinell ...
Herself
William von Stranz William von Stranz ...
Himself
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Storyline

Acclaimed, award-winning filmmaker Maximillian Schell reconstructs the life and career of the enigmatic film diva. This is accomplished through use of archival footage and commentary from the actress recorded at her home. Schell's job was complicated by the aging actresses's stipulation that her face not be photographed directly. Written by duke1029@aol.com  

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Diva | Reference To Dante | Old Hollywood | Reference To Josef Von Sternberg | One Word Title  | See more »

Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Country:

West Germany

Language:

English | German | French

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Marlene Dietrich - Porträt eines Mythos See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$852,676 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Braun Entertainment Group, OKO-Film See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Director Maximilian Schell got Marlene Dietrich to agree to appear in this documentary only on the stipulation that she not be photographed as she looked at the time. Instead, we only hear her in interviews. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The documentary states that "Dietrich" was the maiden name of Marlene's mother. This is completely untrue. Wilhelmina Dietrich was born Wilhelmina Felsing. Dietrich was the name of Marlene's biological father, Louis Dietrich, after whose death Wilhelmina married Eduard von Losch, who thereby became Marlene's stepfather. See more »

Quotes

Marlene Dietrich: I wasn't erotic. I was nothing.
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Features The Scarlet Empress (1934) See more »