The Devil Is a Woman
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Writer: John Dos Passos
Producer: Josef von Sternberg
The Devil Is a Woman is a 1935 American romantic drama film directed and photographed by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by John Dos Passos, based on the 1898 novel The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs. The film stars Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, and Cesar Romero. It marks the last of the six Sternberg–Dietrich collaborations for Paramount Pictures.
Trivia
- Based on The Woman and the Puppet (novel by Pierre Louÿs).
- The Devil Is a Woman is the last of Sternberg's seven quasi-autobiographical films featuring his star and muse, Marlene Dietrich.
- Devil was completed on February 6, 1935, premiered without fanfare in March, and released to general audiences in May.
- Incoming production manager Ernst Lubitsch (who was replacing Ben Schulberg) announced that Sternberg's contract with Paramount would not be renewed.
Previous Showings
10 Runs • 4 Festivals
4,491 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (June 4, 1935)
Original Run: June 4, 1935 (Tuesday - Thursday)
All runs on record (10):
- June 4, 1935 (Tuesday - Thursday)Marlene Dietrich
- February 13 - 14, 1988 · 0 ticketsw/ The Scarlet Empress, Morocco, Dishonored, Blonde Venus, Shanghai Express
- October 10 - 11, 1990 · 430 ticketsw/ Blonde Venus
- June 15 - 18, 1992 · 756 ticketsw/ Dishonored
- November 1 - 3, 1995 · 560 ticketsw/ Dishonored
- January 11 - 13, 2002 · 590 ticketsw/ The Scarlet Empress
- February 24 - 25, 2007 · 736 ticketsFilm Noir, Val Lewton, 1930s musicals and more!w/ Monte Carlo
- June 16 - 18, 2010 · 780 ticketsSpring 2010w/ Morocco
- September 23, 2016 · 261 ticketsVienna and the Movies Curated by David Thomson. Booklets available at the theatrw/ Pandora's Box
- February 27 - 28, 2025 · 378 ticketsLubitsch, Mamoulian, Sternberg Three Great Directorsw/ The Blue Angel