Directing
Josef von Sternberg
- Titles
- 46movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1917 to 1969, with a break from 1958 to 1968, busiest in 1928 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
The Docks of New York87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.7
- Romance5.9average 3.8
- Eroticism3.8average 1.8
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.4
- Coming of Age1.2, average 3.0
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Wholesome2.1, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Femme Fatale 4
- Silent Era 3
- Melodrama 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Psychological Drama 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Melodramatic 2
- Early Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Marlene DietrichActorThe Blue Angel, Shanghai Express, Morocco, The Scarlet Empress, Blonde Venus, +3 more
Jules FurthmanWriterThe Shanghai Gesture, Shanghai Express, Morocco, Blonde Venus, Jet Pilot, +3 more- SSam WinstonEditorThe Shanghai Gesture, The Blue Angel, Morocco, The Scarlet Empress, The Devil Is a Woman
Bert GlennonCinematographerThe Scarlet Empress, Blonde Venus, The Last Command, Underworld, The Street of Sin
Fred KohlerActorThunderbolt, Underworld, The Case of Lena Smith, The Drag Net
Gustav von SeyffertitzActorShanghai Express, Dishonored, The Docks of New York, The Case of Lena Smith
George BancroftActorThe Docks of New York, Thunderbolt, Underworld, The Drag Net- LLee GarmesCinematographerShanghai Express, Morocco, Dishonored, An American Tragedy
Lucien BallardCinematographerMorocco, The Devil Is a Woman, Crime and Punishment, The King Steps Out- HHelen LewisEditorThe Docks of New York, Thunderbolt, The Case of Lena Smith, The Drag Net
Evelyn BrentActorThe Last Command, Underworld, The Drag Net
Emil JanningsActorThe Blue Angel, The Last Command, The Street of Sin
Movies and TV shows
401960s
1 title
as Interviewee
1950s
3 titles · average score 61
1940s
4 titles · average score 68
Co-Director
Director
Adaptation, Director
Co-Director
1930s
15 titles · average score 71
Director
Director
Director, Art Direction
Director
Lighting Technician, Producer
Director
Producer, Writer
Writer, Director
Producer, Writer
Director, Writer
Director
1920s
15 titles · average score 72
Director
Director
Director, Producer
Director, Story
Director
Director
Co-Director
Director, Writer
Director, Writer
Editor, Producer
Director
1910s
2 titles · average score 57
Assistant Director
as Cameraman (uncredited)