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Marlene Dietrich stars as showgirl Lola Lola, the main attraction at The Blue Angel. When the somewhat dour Professor Emmanuel Rath (silent film leading man Emil Jannings) discovers his pupils mooning over some saucy postcards of the cabaret star, he is enraged by their depravity. Visiting the club to denounce its louche activities, Professor Rath too is seduced by Lola's charms, and in turn compromises his own standing.

One of the first films of the sound era, Joseph von Sternberg's interpretation of Heinrich Mann's tale of one man's demise is amongst the most iconic films in the history of cinema. Filmed simultaneously in German and English, Directors Suite presents the German version and the shorter English version, both painstakingly restored by Germany's Wilhem-Friedrich-Murnau-Stiftung.

Director:

Josef Von Sternberg [2],

Starring:

Emil Jannings [3], Marlene Dietrich [9],

Screen Formats:

Full Frame 1.33:1

Subtitles:

English

Language and Sound:

English Dolby Digital Stereo
German Dolby Digital Stereo

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