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The Blue Angel

Der blaue Engel

  • 1930
  • Germany
  • feature film - Drama
  • 108 min. (2965 m.)
  • Studio shooting / Berlin story line

Cast

Actor/-ess
Emil Jannings (Professor Immanuel Rath)
Marlene Dietrich (Lola Lola)
Kurt Gerron (Kiepert, the magician)
Rosa Valetti (Guste, the magician's wife)
Hans Albers (Mazeppa, the strongman)
Reinhold Bernt (The Clown)
Eduard von Winterstein (director of school)
Johannes Roth (caretaker of the secondary school)
Rolf Müller (Pupil Angst)
Roland Varno (Pupil Lohmann)
Carl Balhaus (Pupil Ertzum)
Robert Klein-Lörck (Pupil Goldstaub)
Karl Huszar-Puffy (Innkeeper)
Wilhelm Diegelmann (Captain)
Gerhard Bienert (Policeman)
Ilse Fürstenberg (Rath's maid)
Friedrich Hollaender (Pianist)
Wolfgang Staudte (Pupil)
Edith Kiel (prostitute)

Direction

Director
Josef von Sternberg
Assistant director
Sam Winston

Writing

Screenplay
Screenplay contributor
Based on
Adaptation
Carl Zuckmayer

Camera & Light

Director of photography
Günther Rittau
Assistant camera / focus puller
Hans Schneeberger

Decor

Production design
Otto Hunte
Emil Hasler
Make-up artist
Waldemar Jabs
Oscar Schmidt
Costume design
Tihamér Varady

Cutting & Mixing

Editing
Sam Winston
Walter Klee
Sound
Fritz Thiery
Stunts
Harry Froboess

Production

Producer
Erich Pommer
Location manager
Viktor Eisenbach

Companies

Production company
Universum-Film AG (UFA)