MOROCCO
2K restoration
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film critics Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2019)
Introduction by Nicholas von Sternberg (2019, 11 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses Morocco as well as his father’s early film career
The Art of Josef von Sternberg (2019, 10 mins): Nicholas von Sternberg reflects on his father’s work in painting and sculpture
Lux Radio Theatre: ‘The Legionnaire and the Lady’ (1936, 59 mins): radio adaptation of Morocco, starring Marlene Dietrich and Clark Gable
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
DISHONORED
4K restoration
Original mono audio
Introduction by Nicholas von Sternberg (2019, 12 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses Dishonored
Josef von Sternberg, a Retrospective (1969, 78 mins): feature-length television documentary by the acclaimed Belgian filmmaker Harry Kümel, containing rare interview footage with von Sternberg
“I did what he told me to do.” (2019, 17 mins): video essay on the films of Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg by film historian Tag Gallagher
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
SHANGHAI EXPRESS
4K restoration
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with critic and film historian David Thompson (2019)
Introduction by Nicholas von Sternberg (2019, 4 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses Shanghai Express
Trouble in Hollywood (2019, 24 mins): writer and filmmaker Jasper Sharp explores the life and career of actor Anna May Wong
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
BLONDE VENUS
4K restoration
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film and arts critic Adrian Martin (2019)
Introduction by Nicholas von Sternberg (2019, 7 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses Blonde Venus
Dietrich, a Queer Icon (2019, 25 mins): So Mayer, author of Political Animals: The New Feminist Cinema, analyses the queer iconography and legacy of Marlene Dietrich
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
THE SCARLET EMPRESS
4K restoration
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with writer and film programmer Tony Rayns (2019)
Introduction by Nicholas von Sternberg (2019, 7 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses The Scarlet Empress
Josef von Sternberg: An Introduction (2009, 75 mins): archival audio recording of von Sternberg’s biographer John Baxter exploring the director’s career in an event conducted at London’s BFI Southbank
The Twilight of an Angel (2012, 54 mins): Dominique Leeb’s acclaimed French television documentary on Marlene Dietrich’s final years
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN
4K restoration
Original mono audio
Introduction by Nicholas von Sternberg (2019, 9 mins): the son of Josef von Sternberg discusses The Devil Is a Woman
The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935, 11 mins): Paramount Pictures promotional film featuring acclaimed costume designer and long-time Marlene Dietrich collaborator Travis Banton
Styling the Stars (2019, 23 mins): film historian Nathalie Morris explores the costume designs of Dietrich and von Sternberg’s Hollywood films
If It Isn’t Pain (Then It Isn’t Love) (1935, 3 mins): surviving audio from a deleted musical number
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
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