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The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

Josef von Sternberg, 1934

Picked by 2 guests

Drama / History / Romance

Criterion TMDB

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

Written by Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGeary

Cinematography Bert Glennon

Edited by Josef von Sternberg, Sam Winston

Cast Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon, Olive Tell, Ruthelma Stevens

Picked by

André Bonzel

“Scarlet Empress, that's that amazing scenery and the set decoration, it's incredible. And Josef von Sternberg was in love with Marlene who was magnificent in the film. Look at this photo. This is great. And I love silent movies because I discovered cinema watching silent movies with the father of a friend.”

André Bonzel
K

“I totally would take The Scarlet Empress, but I just bought the Dietrich and von Sternberg box sets and now I have them all. But this is one of my favorites, one of The Most Beautiful movies ever made.”

Karina Longworth