Mogador, Morocco. Late 1920s. A complex romance develops between a womanizing Legionnaire and a disillusioned Parisian cabaret singer.
Cinematography
Von Sternberg shoots sand like it's velvet and regret.
Costume
Dietrich's tuxedo. History changed. Trousers wept.
Acting
Cooper's lazy charm versus Dietrich's exhausted eyes.
Director
Josef von Sternberg
Gary Cooper
Légionnaire Tom Brown
Marlene Dietrich
Mademoiselle Amy Jolly
Adolphe Menjou
Monsieur La Bessiere
Ullrich Haupt
Adjudant Caesar
Eve Southern
Madame Caesar
Francis McDonald
Sergeant Tatoche
Paul Porcasi
Lo Tinto
Émile Chautard
French General (uncredited)
Juliette Compton
Anna Dolores (uncredited)
Albert Conti
Col. Quinnovieres (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Camp Follower (uncredited)
Philip Sleeman
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dietrich's tuxedo scene caused Paramount to receive angry letters — and made her a queer icon overnight.
Shot before the Hays Code but released just as enforcement began; its bisexual energy barely squeaked through.
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