Retrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich.Retrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich.Retrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 2 nominations total
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- TriviaDirector Maximilian Schell got Marlene Dietrich to agree to appear in this documentary only on the stipulation that she not be photographed as she looked at the time. Instead, we only hear her in interviews.
- GoofsThe documentary states that "Dietrich" was the maiden name of Marlene's mother. This is completely untrue. Wilhelmina Dietrich was born Wilhelmina Felsing. Dietrich was the name of Marlene's biological father, Louis Dietrich, after whose death Wilhelmina married Eduard von Losch, who thereby became Marlene's stepfather.
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[Last line, to director Maximilian Shell about this film]
Marlene Dietrich: You never sell that in America.
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Schell turns Dietrich's refusal to appear on-camera for him from what could have been a disaster to a distinct artistic advantage. Being able only to hear her growl her own commentary over scenes from earlier films, newsreels, etc., gives this picture an amazing power and poignancy that it would not have otherwise. An amazing movie.
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- Signet
- Nov 2, 1998
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- Marlene: An Astonishing Visit
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- Gross US & Canada
- $852,676
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,490
- Nov 9, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $852,676
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