Movie Database

Movies by Director - Josef von Sternberg (27 [Missing: 7])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Salvation Hunters, TheA cowardly young man, a bitter young woman and a helpless child live on the docks, spend their days full of ennui watching a dredge dig the same hole day in and day out, chased around by the dredge workers. One day they up and decide1925Josef von SternbergDrama6.6 (380 votes)7020211228
Exquisite SinnerNA1926 Drama,Romance Not Available
A Woman of the SeaNA1926 Drama Not Available
UnderworldBoisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.1927Josef von Sternberg, Arthur RossonCrime,Drama,Film-Noir7.6 (2.9K votes)8020211228
Docks of New York, TheA blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.1928Josef von SternbergCrime,Drama,Film-Noir7.5 (4.4K votes)7620211228
The DragnetNA1928 Crime,Drama Not Available
Last Command, TheA former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.1928Josef von SternbergDrama,Romance,War8.0 (3.8K votes)8820211228
The Case of Lena SmithNA1929 Drama,Romance Not Available
ThunderboltA criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution 1929Josef von SternbergCrime,Drama,Film-Noir6.5 (671 votes)8520211228
Blue Angel [Der blaue Engel]An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.1930Josef von SternbergDrama,Music,Romance7.7 (14.8K votes)10420211228
MoroccoA cabaret singer and a Legionnaire fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by the results of his womanizing and due to the appearance of a rich man who wants her for himself.1930Josef von SternbergDrama,Romance7.1 (6.5K votes)9220211228
American Tragedy, AnA poor factory worker, employed by a wealthy uncle, falls in love with a beautiful heiress but his happiness and promising future are jeopardized by a previous affair with a coworker he impregnated.1931Josef von SternbergCrime,Drama,Romance6.5 (738 votes)9620211228
DishonoredThe Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.1931Josef von SternbergDrama,Romance,War7.2 (2.6K votes)9120211228
Blonde VenusA cabaret singer takes up with a millionaire to pay for her gravely ill husband's operation.1932Josef von SternbergDrama7.1 (4.9K votes)9320211228
Shanghai ExpressA notorious woman rides a train through a dangerous situation with a British captain she loved.1932Josef von SternbergAdventure,Drama,Film-Noir7.3 (8.6K votes)8220211228
Scarlet EmpressA German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.1934Josef von SternbergDrama,History,Romance7.6 (6.4K votes)10420211228
Crime and PunishmentMan is haunted by a murder he's committed.1935Josef von SternbergCrime,Drama7.0 (1.9K votes)8820211228
Devil Is a Woman, TheA young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her.1935Josef von SternbergComedy,Drama,Romance7.0 (3.5K votes)7920211228
King Steps Out, ThePrincess is destined to marry the Emperor, until her sister steps in.1936Josef von SternbergBiography,Musical,Romance6.3 (222 votes)8520211228
I, ClaudiusNA1937 Drama Not Available
Sergeant MaddenA highly respected Irish cop is pleased when his son follows him onto the force. Unfortunately, the son is more interested in rewards than in upholding the law. When he shoots a child caught stealing, the others frame him and he is s1939Josef von SternbergDrama,Romance6.0 (186 votes)8020211228
Shanghai Gesture, TheIn Shanghai, dragon-lady 'Mother' Gin Sling operates a gambling house for wealthy patrons but she clashes with influential land developer Sir Guy Charteris who wants to put her out-of-business.1941Josef von SternbergCrime,Drama,Film-Noir6.6 (2.7K votes)9520211228
The TownNA1944 Short Not Available
MacaoNick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?1952Josef von Sternberg, Mel Ferrer, Nicholas Ray, Robert StevensonAdventure,Crime,Drama6.7 (3.4K votes)8120211228
AnatahanIn June 1944, twelve Japanese seaman are stranded on an abandoned-and-forgotten island called Ana-ta-han for seven years.1953Josef von SternbergDrama,History,War7.0 (1.2K votes)9120211228
Jet PilotAir Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.1957Josef von SternbergAction,Drama,Romance5.7 (2.4K votes)11320211228
The Fashion Side of HollywoodNA1935 Documentary,Short Not Available