Dishonored /
In Josef von Sternberg's atmospheric spin on the espionage thriller, Marlene Dietrich further develops her shrew star persona in the role of a widow turned streetwalker who is recruited to spy for Austria during World War I. Adopting the code name X-27, Dietrich's wily heroine devotes her...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
932. |
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| Summary: | In Josef von Sternberg's atmospheric spin on the espionage thriller, Marlene Dietrich further develops her shrew star persona in the role of a widow turned streetwalker who is recruited to spy for Austria during World War I. Adopting the code name 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, who draws her into a fatal game of cat and mouse and tests the strength of her loyalties. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen ; composer credit from boxed set's accompanying book. Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. Full screen (1.19:1 aspect ratio). Issued in a boxed set: Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood, which includes an accompanying book. Special features: 2014 interview with director Josef von Sternberg's son, Nicholas von Sternberg; 2018 documentary on actor Marlene Dietrich's status as a feminist icon, featuring film scholars Mary Desjardins, Amy Lawrence, and Patricia White; 2018 video essay by critics Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin about the form and style of the films. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; region A; LPCM 1.0; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Lee Garmes ; music, Karl Hajos. |
| ISBN: | 9781681434643 1681434644 9781681434605 1681434601 |