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Morocco

1930 film by Josef von Sternberg and Henry Hathaway
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Morocco
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Summary

Morocco is a film[1]. Morocco ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,640 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Josef von Sternberg[3]
  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Josef von Sternberg[5]
  • Screenwriter: Jules Furthman[6], Benno Vigny[7]
  • Composer: Karl Hajos[8]
  • Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], romance film[11], LGBTQ-related film[12]
  • Cast member: Gary Cooper[13], Marlene Dietrich[14], Adolphe Menjou[15], Francis McDonald[16], Ullrich Haupt Sr.[17], Émile Chautard[18], Albert Conti[19], Eve Southern[20], Juliette Compton[21], Michael Visaroff[22], Paul Porcasi[23], Theresa Harris[24]
  • Producer: Hector Turnbull[25]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[26]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[27]
  • Director of photography: Lee Garmes[28], Lucien Ballard[29]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Commons category: Morocco (film)[32]
  • Review score: 8/10[33], 83%[34]
  • Color: black-and-white[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1930[37], November 14, 1930[38], December 6, 1930[39]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[40]
  • Narrative location: Morocco[41]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[42], Academy Award for Best Director[43], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[44], Academy Award for Best Production Design[45]
  • Title: Morocco[46]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[47]
  • Duration: 88[48]

Why It Matters

Morocco has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Morocco is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Morocco has been cited as an influence by Whity[51], a film[52], directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder[53].

FAQs

What awards did Morocco receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Who did Morocco influence?

Morocco has been cited as an influence by Whity[51].

Related Entities

Adolphe Menjou film Gary Cooper Josef von Sternberg Marlene Dietrich Morocco Museum of Modern Art United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 21156
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 21156, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 33656
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 33656, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 9w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1339704
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tv spielfilm film id: 1339704"
  4. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → morocco
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: morocco, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295960689|MOROCCO (#295960689)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritrovato fil"
  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 31854
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  6. 23w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-05-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Costume designer → Travis Banton
    Part of → National Film Registry
    Distributed by → Paramount Pictures
    Fsk film rating → FSK 12
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Capital cost: 491,000 United States dollar, Added via Tricorder v1.0"
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