Josef von Sternberg

The Devil Is a Woman

Josef von Sternberg's lavish Spanish fantasy on Woman As Destroyer.

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Even more lavish than The Scarlet Empress, this Spanish fantasy on Woman As Destroyer ended the Dietrich/von Sternberg partnership, at least on screen. To continue together would only drag her down with him, so Jo severed the bond, but left a souvenir by casting Lionel Atwill, his near-double, as her pathetic ex-lover.

Screening with The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935, 10min), a glimpse of Paramount couturier-in-residence Travis Banton, incorporating footage of costume tests for The Devil Is a Woman.

DirectorJosef Von Sternberg
CastCesar Romero
CountryUSA
Year1935
Running time82min

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