FILM DIRECTOR

Josef von Sternberg

1894 - 1969

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Josef von Sternberg (Austrian German: [ˈjoːzɛf fɔn ˈʃtɛrnbɛrg]; born Jonas Sternberg; May 29, 1894 – December 22, 1969) was an American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studios. He is best known for his film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s, including the highly regarded Paramount/UFA production The Blue Angel (1930). Sternberg's finest works are noteworthy for their striking pictorial compositions, dense décor, chiaroscuro illumination, and relentless camera motion, endowing the scenes with emotional intensity. He is also credited with having initiated the gangster film genre with his silent era movie Underworld (1927). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef von Sternberg is the 159th most popular film director (up from 163rd in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Austria (down from 234th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Film Director.

Josef von Sternberg is most famous for his silent films, such as The Blue Angel, which he directed with Marlene Dietrich.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Josef von Sternberg ranks 159 out of 2,041. Before him are Lasse Hallström, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marcel Carné, Moustapha Akkad, Don Siegel, and Abel Gance. After him are Peter Weir, Lewis Milestone, Louis Malle, Jean Vigo, Claude Lanzmann, and Jacques Rivette.

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Among people born in 1894, Josef von Sternberg ranks 41. Before him are Arthur Nebe, Wilhelm Bittrich, Fyodor Tolbukhin, Alexander Dovzhenko, Wäinö Aaltonen, and Martha Graham. After him are Elisabeth of Romania, Nazli Sabri, Walter Brennan, Sergey Ilyushin, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, and Kōnosuke Matsushita. Among people deceased in 1969, Josef von Sternberg ranks 37. Before him are Moïse Tshombe, Arthur Friedenreich, Witold Gombrowicz, Sonja Henie, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, and Abdirashid Shermarke. After him are Alexandra David-Néel, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Vito Genovese, Wacław Sierpiński, Boris Karloff, and Vjekoslav Luburić.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Josef von Sternberg ranks 239 out of 1,424. Before him are Klaus Maria Brandauer (1943), Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553), Bruno Bettelheim (1903), Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (1586), Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871), and Elizabeth of Austria (1437). After him are Anna of Tyrol (1585), Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (1176), Fanny Elssler (1810), Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (1427), Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589), and Gustav Wagner (1911).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Austria

Among film directors born in Austria, Josef von Sternberg ranks 4. Before him are Fritz Lang (1890), Max Reinhardt (1873), and Erich von Stroheim (1885). After him are Gustav Ucicky (1899), Alexander Korda (1893), Ernst Marischka (1893), Ulrich Seidl (1952), Hans Hass (1919), Richard Oswald (1880), Harald Reinl (1908), and Joe May (1880).

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