The Devil Is a Woman
1935 · directed by Josef von Sternberg
- Rating
- 62/100
- Hit
- no
In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar. However, he flirts with the mysterious Concha Perez and they schedule to meet each other later. When Antonio meets Pasqualito, his old friend discloses his frustrated relationship with the promiscuous Concha and her greedy mother and how his life was ruined by his obsession for the beautiful demimondaine. Pasqualito makes Antonio promise that he would not see Concha. However, when Antonio meets Concha, she seduces him and the long friendship between Antonio and Pasqualito is disrupted
The Devil Is a Woman (1935), directed by Josef von Sternberg, rates 62/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Marlene Dietrich
- Lionel Atwill
- Edward Everett Horton
- Alison Skipworth
- Cesar Romero
- Don Alvarado
- Tempe Pigott
- Francisco Moreno
- Max Barwyn
- John George
Crew
- Josef von Sternberg — Director of Photography
- Lucien Ballard — Director of Photography
- Sam Winston — Editor
- David Hertz — Writer
- Oran Schee — Writer
More from Josef von Sternberg
- The Docks of New York (1928) — 84/100 · hit
- The Last Command (1928) — 84/100 · hit
- The Blue Angel (1930) — 82/100 · hit
- Anatahan (1953) — 81/100 · hit
- Underworld (1927) — 80/100 · hit
- Shanghai Express (1932) — 79/100
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