The Blue Angel

Name: The Blue Angel
Genre: Drama
Released: 1930-04-01
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti, Hans Albers

1930·Movie·NR·108 min·★ 7.3(369)

Drama

“You Too, Will Be Aroused By Her Intoxicating Beauty! "This Woman Makes a Man of Dignity a Slave to Love!"”

Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.

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About The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel is a 1930 German-language drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg. The cast is led by Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron. It has a runtime of 1h 48m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kino Film Collection, Artiflix, Kanopy.

The Blue Angel was produced by UFA and made in Germany. It was released on April 1, 1930, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Josef von Sternberg
Writers: Carl Winston, Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller
Release date: April 1, 1930
Original language: German
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Germany
Production: UFA

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The Blue Angel cast & crew

The Blue Angel was directed by Josef von Sternberg and written by Carl Winston, Carl Zuckmayer, and Karl Vollmöller.

The cast features Emil Jannings as Immanuel Rath, Marlene Dietrich as Lola Lola, Kurt Gerron as Kiepert, Rosa Valetti as Guste, Hans Albers as Mazeppa, and Reinhold Bernt as The Clown.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Friedrich Hollaender, cinematography is by Günther Rittau, and it was produced by Erich Pommer.

Is The Blue Angel worth watching?

The Blue Angel holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 369 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 48m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, The Blue Angel is worth a place on your watchlist.

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