The blue angel [videorecording] = Der Blaue Engel / UFA ; an Erich Pommer Production ; screenplay, Robert Liebmann, Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller ; directed by Joseph von Sternberg.
Contributor(s): Von Sternberg, Josef | Pommer, Erich | Dietrich, Marlene
| Jannings, Emil | Albers, Hans | Valetti, Rosa | Mann, Heinrich. Professor Unrat | UFA (Firm) | Kino International Corporation.
Publisher: New York : Kino on Video, c2001Description: 2 videodiscs (106, 94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.Other title: Blaue Engel [videorecording] [Parallel title] | Josef von Sternberg's The blue angel [Other title].Subject(s): Mann, Heinrich, 1871-1950 -- Film and video adaptations | Singers -- Germany -- Drama | High school teachers -- Germany -- Drama | Unrequited love -- Germany -- Drama | Feature films | Motion pictures -- Germany | German literature -- Film and video adaptationsDDC classification: 791.4372 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Media Resources | Taylor's Library-TU | 791.4372 BLU 2001 (Browse shelf) | Set of 2 DVDs | 1 | Available | SLASx,05000,01,GR | 1000525217 |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1929.
Adapted from the novel by Heinrich Mann
Special features: Audio commentary (German version only) ; Marlene Dietrich's "Blue Angel" screen test ; Dietrich interview footage ; original trailer ; Dietrich concert footage ; photo gallery ; filmmaker/cast bios. ; production history
Fullframe ver
Disc 1. German version with English subtitles (106 min.) -- Disc 2. English version (94 min.)
Music, Frederick Holländer ; photography, Günther Rittau, Hans Schneeberger
Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Hans Albers, Rosa Valetti
One of the early sound masterpieces of German cinema, this film made Marlene Dietrich an international star and helped assure director Joseph von Sternberg a place in cinematic history. The story is a gripping portrait of a middle-aged professor who is degraded by his obsession with a tawdry cafe entertainer. Presents two versions of the film: The original German and original English versions.
DVD format. Digital video disc