The Blue Angel (1930)

Alternate language version of _Blaue Engel, Der (1930)_ , by the same cast and crew but spoken in English.

Director:

Josef von Sternberg

Writers:

Heinrich Mann (novel), Carl Zuckmayer,

Stars:

Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron

Cast

Cast overview:
Emil Jannings	...	Professor Immanuel Rath
Marlene Dietrich	...	Lola Lola
Kurt Gerron	...	Kiepert, the Magician
Rosa Valetti	...	Guste, His Wife
Hans Albers	...	Mazeppa, the Strong Man
Charles Puffy	...	Proprietor of The Blue Angel (as Karl Huszar-Puffy)
Die Weintraub Syncopators	...	Group Cast Performers (as The Weintraub Syncopators)

Storyline

Alternate language version of _Blaue Engel, Der (1930)_ , by the same cast and crew but spoken in English.

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Plot Keywords:

color in title | female corrupts male | magician | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

English German

Release Date:

1930 (USA)

Also Known As:

Den blå engel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universum Film (UFA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Klangfilm)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

This English-language version was considered a lost film for many years, until a print was discovered in a German film archive. This version has been restored and shown as part of the Berlin and Beyond film festival at the Castro Theater in San Francisco on 19 January 2009.

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Connections

Referenced in Prime Suspect 3 (1993)

User Reviews

Stick to the German

Firstly, this version is almost the exact same as the German version, but of course in English. That means it is still wonderful, but with all of the "Unrath" puns removed.

The only reason to just stick with the German is because most of the language in this film is either still German, or hard to understand due to th actors' thick accents, Marlene, surprisingly, is perfectly accent less despite not knowing any English. Since the DVD release does not have subtitles, or even closed captions, it is hard to follow the film without either knowing German, or rewinding to understand what Jannings and everyone else is saying.

Fans of the German version should still just check it out as a historical novelty and to hear Marlene (accent less) and see how similar and/or different the film is.