Josef von Sternberg

Director

Josef von Sternberg has a .333 batting average: 5 of 15 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.333
Hits
5 of 15 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 15% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1927–1957

Films, ranked by rating

  1. The Docks of New York (1928) — 84/100 · hit
  2. The Last Command (1928) — 84/100 · hit
  3. The Blue Angel (1930) — 82/100 · hit
  4. Anatahan (1953) — 81/100 · hit
  5. Underworld (1927) — 80/100 · hit
  6. Shanghai Express (1932) — 79/100
  7. Dishonored (1931) — 79/100
  8. The Scarlet Empress (1934) — 78/100
  9. Morocco (1930) — 74/100
  10. The Shanghai Gesture (1941) — 72/100
  11. Crime and Punishment (1935) — 72/100
  12. Blonde Venus (1932) — 68/100
  13. The Devil Is a Woman (1935) — 62/100
  14. Jet Pilot (1957) — 60/100
  15. Macao (1952) — 55/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. The Docks of New York (1928) — 84/100 · hit
  2. The Last Command (1928) — 84/100 · hit
  3. The Blue Angel (1930) — 82/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Macao (1952) — 55/100
  2. Jet Pilot (1957) — 60/100
  3. The Devil Is a Woman (1935) — 62/100

How these numbers work: Methodology