The Blue Angel

1930 German film directed by Josef von Sternberg
Movie film Q158047
The Blue Angel
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The Blue Angel

Summary

The Blue Angel is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Blue Angel's image is recorded as The-Blue-Angel-Dietrich.jpg[3].
  • The Blue Angel's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Blue Angel's director is recorded as Josef von Sternberg[5].
  • The Blue Angel's screenwriter is recorded as Carl Zuckmayer[6].
  • The Blue Angel's screenwriter is recorded as Karl Vollmoeller[7].
  • The Blue Angel's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Liebmann[8].
  • The Blue Angel's screenwriter is recorded as Heinrich Mann[9].
  • The Blue Angel's screenwriter is recorded as Josef von Sternberg[10].
  • The Blue Angel's composer is recorded as Friedrich Hollaender[11].
  • The Blue Angel's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • The Blue Angel's genre is recorded as film based on literature[13].
  • The Blue Angel's based on is recorded as Professor Unrat[14].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Emil Jannings[15].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Marlene Dietrich[16].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Kurt Gerron[17].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Rosa Valetti[18].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Hans Albers[19].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Reinhold Bernt[20].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Eduard von Winterstein[21].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Carl Balhaus[22].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Charles Puffy[23].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Wilhelm Diegelmann[24].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Gerhard Bienert[25].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Ilse Fürstenberg[26].
  • The Blue Angel's cast member is recorded as Friedrich Hollaender[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Blue Angel's producer is recorded as Erich Pommer[28]. Its director is recorded as Josef von Sternberg[5]. Screenwriters include Carl Zuckmayer[6], Karl Vollmoeller[7], Robert Liebmann[8], Heinrich Mann[9], and Josef von Sternberg[10]. Cast members include Emil Jannings[15], Marlene Dietrich[16], Kurt Gerron[17], Rosa Valetti[18], Hans Albers[19], and Reinhold Bernt[20].

Publication

The Blue Angel's publication date is recorded as +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Original languages include German[30] and English[31]. Genres include drama film[12] and film based on literature[13].

Reception

Reviews include 8.4/10[32], 96%[33], 90/100[34], and 7.6/10[35].

Why It Matters

The Blue Angel ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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