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6.9/10
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A young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her.A young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her.A young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Tempe Pigott
- Tuerta
- (as Tempe Piggott)
Francisco Moreno
- Alphonso
- (as Paco Moreno)
Max Barwyn
- Pablo
- (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
- Reveler with Balloon
- (uncredited)
Jill Dennett
- Maria
- (uncredited)
Luisa Espinel
- Gypsy Dancer
- (uncredited)
John George
- Street Beggar
- (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant
- Duel Conductor
- (uncredited)
Hank Mann
- Foreman on Snowbound Train
- (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell
- Tobacco Plant Manager
- (uncredited)
Kewpie Morgan
- Coachman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Spanish government threatened to bar all Paramount films from Spain and its territories unless the film was withdrawn from worldwide circulation. They protested the unfavorable portrayal of the Spanish police. Paramount destroyed the original print after its initial run, and it remained out of circulation until 1959. According to Andrew Sarris in his biography of Josef von Sternberg, a copy of the work was provided by von Sternberg for a screening at the 1959 Venice Film Festival, and The Devil Is a Woman received a limited re-release in 1961. Marlene Dietrich herself kept a print of the film in a bank vault for safe keeping, as it was her favorite film. She feared the film would otherwise be lost. New prints were struck from her private copy in the 1980's for art house release. The superb quality of the prints in circulation now , and on DVD are because of this fact.
- Quotes
Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar: As the devil would have it, I was in town one day with nothing to do and joined some fool committee or other that was investigating labor conditions in a cigarette factory. I'd heard there were some pretty girls there.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Marlene (1984)
- SoundtracksCapriccio Espagnol, Op.34
Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Played during the opening credits and as background music often
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Very few aesthetic delights of the post-Code era tantalize and linger long afterwards in the mind as much as films from the Marlene Dietrich/Josef Von Sternberg partnership, and this, thankfully kept in Dietrich's vault as it was the favourite of her films, is no exception. Though anyone who knows me will readily recall I prefer the twice-Oscar nominated (for 'Morocco' and 'Shanghai Express'), Viennese expert craftsman's silent pictures to those made with the sexpot, this saga of vengeance is also superlative and well worth both purchasing and re-watching. Paramount caved in to pressure by the Spanish government, who hated the way Pierre Louÿs' novel portrayed the Spanish police, and actually destroyed the original print. Thankfully Dietrich's fear that her favourite film would otherwise be lost meant it was extremely well-preserved, and I saw my copy as part of a superlative DVD boxed set of six of her films that I've had for a few years now.
- talisencrw
- Aug 3, 2016
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Box office
- Budget
- $800,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $2,495
- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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