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The Blue Angel

1931·1h 44m·Passed
DramaRomanceMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
17,672 votes
Metascore
90
Metacritic

An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.

The Blue Angel is a 1931 drama romance movie directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring Kurt Gerron, Emil Jannings, Rosa Valetti. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 17,672 votes and runs 1h 44m.

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Director
Josef von Sternberg
Stars
Kurt Gerron
Emil Jannings
Rosa Valetti
Marlene Dietrich
Details
1931-01-03
104 min
Movie
Passed
★ Germany
★ German, English, French
Keywords
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