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Released
1930 · FILM

The Blue Angel

A respected professor abandons his career and marries a seductive cabaret singer, only to find himself trapped in a dangerous game of desire and deception.

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

Directed by
Josef Von Sternberg
Written by
Heinrich Mann, Carl Zuckmayer
Runtime
108 min
Language
DE
DramaMusicRomance

Synopsis

Professor Immanuel Rath discovers some of his students looking at provocative photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and decides to visit the local club, The Blue Angel, to confront them. After witnessing Lola's performance, he becomes infatuated with her and ultimately resigns from his teaching position to marry her. However, his marriage to Lola, a woman whose profession involves seducing men, turns out to be more complicated than he anticipated.

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Principal cast & crew: 21

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Edited by Walter KleeShot by Gunther RittauScored by Friedrich Hollaender

Also known as

  • Der blaue Engelde
  • Professor Unratde
  • The Blue Angelen
  • El ángel azules
  • L'Ange bleufr
  • L'angelo azzurroit

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