Directing
Josef von Sternberg
- Titles
- 44movies1TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19171969
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
The Town76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Eroticism3.6average 1.8
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.3, average 2.9
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Wholesome2.1, average 3.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Melodrama 3
- Femme Fatale 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Silent Era 3
- Strong Female Lead 2
- Stylish Cinematography 2
- Atmospheric Cinematography 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Early Cinema 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Historical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Marlene DietrichActorThe Blue Angel, Morocco, Shanghai Express, The Scarlet Empress, Blonde Venus, +3 more
Jules FurthmanWriterMorocco, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus, The Docks of New York, Jet Pilot, +3 more- SSam WinstonEditorThe Blue Angel, Morocco, The Scarlet Empress, The Devil Is a Woman, The Shanghai Gesture
Bert GlennonCinematographerThe Scarlet Empress, Blonde Venus, The Last Command, Underworld, The Street of Sin
George BancroftActorThunderbolt, The Docks of New York, Underworld, The Drag Net- LLee GarmesCinematographerMorocco, Shanghai Express, Dishonored, An American Tragedy
Lucien BallardCinematographerMorocco, The Devil Is a Woman, Crime and Punishment, The King Steps Out- HHelen LewisEditorThunderbolt, The Docks of New York, The Case of Lena Smith, The Drag Net
Fred KohlerActorThunderbolt, Underworld, The Drag Net
Gustav von SeyffertitzActorShanghai Express, Dishonored, The Docks of New York
Emil JanningsActorThe Blue Angel, The Last Command, The Street of Sin
Evelyn BrentActorThe Last Command, Underworld, The Drag Net
Movies and TV shows
411960s
2 titles · average score 71
71
The Epic That Never Was (1969)
as Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)
Josef von Sternberg, A Retrospective (1969)
as Interviewee
1950s
3 titles · average score 62
1940s
4 titles · average score 67
65
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Co-Director
76
The Town (1944)
Director
64
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Writer, Director
63
I Take This Woman (1940)
Co-Director
1930s
15 titles · average score 67
60
Sergeant Madden (1939)
Director
The King Steps Out (1936)
Director
66
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
Director, Producer
66
Crime and Punishment (1935)
Director
72
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Art Direction, Editor
69
Blonde Venus (1932)
Writer, Producer
71
Shanghai Express (1932)
Director
70
Dishonored (1931)
Writer, Music
62
An American Tragedy (1931)
Producer, Director
66
Morocco (1930)
Director
74
The Blue Angel (1930)
Director, Writer
1920s
15 titles · average score 66
61
Thunderbolt (1929)
Director
The Case of Lena Smith (1929)
Director
72
The Docks of New York (1928)
Director, Producer
64
The Last Command (1928)
Director, Story
The Drag Net (1928)
Director
72
Underworld (1927)
Director, Writer
Children of Divorce (1927)
Co-Director
The Exquisite Sinner (1926)
Director, Writer
A Woman of the Sea (1926)
Director, Writer
64
The Salvation Hunters (1925)
Editor, Producer
The Highest Bidder (1921)
Assistant Director
1910s
2 titles
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1919)
Assistant Director
A Girl's Folly (1917)
as Cameraman (uncredited)