Blue Angel (1959)
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May Britt attempts to follow in the footsteps of Marlene Dietrich in this glossy Hollywood remake of the German classic. Professor Immanuel Rath (Curt Jurgens) is shocked to discover a number of his students have been frequenting a nightspot called the Blue Angel, where a scandalous entertainer… More May Britt attempts to follow in the footsteps of Marlene Dietrich in this glossy Hollywood remake of the German classic. Professor Immanuel Rath (Curt Jurgens) is shocked to discover a number of his students have been frequenting a nightspot called the Blue Angel, where a scandalous entertainer named Lola (May Britt) performs. Rath attends the show one night in order to catch some of his boys in this den of wickedness, but he is soon drawn into Lola's sensual spell, and in time becomes involved in an obsessive romance with her that costs him his job, his savings and his dignity. Josef von Sternberg's original version of The Blue Angel was actually a good bit franker and more sensual than this version, which adds a happier ending, along with color and CinemaScope. A year after this film's release, star May Britt made headlines when she married entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edward Dmytryk
- Written By
- Robert Liebmann, Karl Vollmoller
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Theodore Bikel as a floorshow impresario and John Banner as the school principal perform with conventional competence among a cast of mostly callow boys.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
An ill-advised remake of the minor classic The Blue Angel of 1930.
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Cast
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Curd Jürgens
as Prof. Immanuel Rath
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May Britt
as Lola-Lola
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Theodore Bikel
as Klepert
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John Banner
as Principal Harter
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Fabrizio Mioni
as Rolf
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Ludwig Stossel
as Prof. Braun
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Wolfe Barzell
as Clown
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Ina Anders
as Gussie
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Richard Tyler
as Keiselsack
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Voytek Dolinski
as Mueller
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Del Erickson
as Lohmann
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Edith Angold
as Emilie
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Ken Walken
as Ertzum
