Directed by:
Josef von SternbergCinematography:
Lee GarmesCast:
Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Warner Oland, Barry Norton, Lew Cody, Tom London, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Geraldine Dvorak, William B. Davidson (more)Plots(1)
In Josef von Sternberg’s atmospheric spin on the espionage thriller, Marlene Dietrich further develops her shrewd star persona in the role of a widow turned streetwalker who is recruited to spy for Austria during World War I. Adopting the codename X-27, Dietrich’s wily heroine devotes her gifts for seduction and duplicity—as well as her musical talents—to the patriotic cause, until she finds a worthy adversary in a roguish Russian colonel (Victor McLaglen), who draws her into a fatal game of cat and mouse and tests the strength of her loyalties. Reimagining his native Vienna with customary extravagance, von Sternberg stages this story of spycraft as a captivating masquerade in which no one is who they seem and death is only a wrong note away. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Marlene Dietrich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267967_a78635.jpg)
Marlene Dietrich
German Empire
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Blue Angel (1930)
![Victor McLaglen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/339/164339893_8f202c.png)
Victor McLaglen
UK
Best movies:
The Unholy Three (1925)
The Informer (1935)
Dishonored (1931)
![Warner Oland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496838_390adc.jpg)
Warner Oland
Sweden
Best movies:
Dishonored (1931)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
Werewolf of London (1935)
![Barry Norton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274826_3820b1.jpg)
Barry Norton
Argentina
Best movies:
Sunrise (1927)
Casablanca (1942)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
![Lew Cody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626371_fb0793.jpg)
Lew Cody
USA
Best movies:
Dishonored (1931)
Souls for Sale (1923)
![Tom London](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886909_f70429.jpg)
Tom London
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Our Hospitality (1923)
Freaks (1932)
![Gustav von Seyffertitz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354166_f24f31.jpg)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Best movies:
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Front Page (1931)
![Geraldine Dvorak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726558_495678.jpg)
Geraldine Dvorak
USA
Best movies:
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Dishonored (1931)
King of Jazz (1930)
![William B. Davidson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256214_5446f2.jpg)
William B. Davidson
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1932)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
![Buddy Roosevelt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/962/159962210_542ccb.jpg)
Buddy Roosevelt
USA
Best movies:
Storm Warning (1951)
Captain Blood (1935)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
![Ethan Laidlaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/310/161310716_1cb01f.jpg)
Ethan Laidlaw
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Pressure Point (1962)
![Harry Semels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/093/160093444_4272a2.jpg)
Harry Semels
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunrise (1927)
It Happened One Night (1934)
![Allan Cavan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/754/160754737_7d07d7.jpg)
Allan Cavan
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
City Streets (1931)
![George Irving](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/816/160816533_8ec123.jpg)
George Irving
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
![Paul Panzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/234/161234217_c990b9.jpg)
Paul Panzer
German Empire
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Adolph Faylauer
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
North by Northwest (1959)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Scott Seaton
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest (1959)
Alexis Davidoff
Russia
Best movies:
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
5 Fingers (1952)
Dishonored (1931)
Ramsay Hill
Guyana
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Davison Clark
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Les Misérables (1934) (series)
Love Is News (1937)