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Film goddess. Cabaret chanteuse. Tireless soldier. Immortal icon. Marlene Dietrich endures as one of the most seductive and glamorous personalities in cinematic history. But who was she really? In this fascinating, revealing glimpse behind the image narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, director J. David Riva pays tribute to his world-renowned grandmother. On screen, she was a legend. But that was only the beginning. She became the German-born all-American girl, entertaining U.S. troops on the front lines, doing whatever she could for her boys on the battlefield. Rare, never-before-seen footage and candid interviews are featured in this stirring portrait that will have you falling in love again with Marlene! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Hildegard Knef
German Empire
Best movies:
Unter den Brücken (1945)
Murderers Among Us (1946)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Volker Schlöndorff
German Empire
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
The Finger Man (1962)
Jamie Lee Curtis
USA
Best movies:
Knives Out (2019)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
Trading Places (1983)
Marlene Dietrich
German Empire
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Blue Angel (1930)
Rosemary Clooney
USA
Best movies:
Deep in My Heart (1954)
White Christmas (1954)
Radioland Murders (1994)
Adolf Hitler
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
Beate Klarsfeld
German Empire
Nina Franoszek
West Germany
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Home (2015)
Beyond the Sea (2004)
Willy Brandt (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) - a.f.
Sources of Life (2013) - a.f.
Good Bye Lenin! (2003) - a.f.
Maria Riva
German Empire
Best movies:
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Scrooged (1988)
The Garden of Allah (1936)
Markus Wolf
German Empire