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3 silent classics by Josef von Sternberg

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3 silent classics by Josef von Sternberg

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"Vienna-born, New York-raised Josef von Sternberg directed some of the most influential, stylish dramas ever to come out of Hollywood. Though best known for his star-making collaborations with Marlene Dietrich, von Sternberg began his career during the final years of the silent era, dazzling audiences and critics with his films' dark visions and innovative cinematography. The titles in this collection, made on the cusp of the sound age, are three of von Sternberg's greatest works, gritty evocations of gangster life (Underworld), the Russian Revolution (The Last Command), and working-class desperation (The Docks of New York) made into shadowy movie spectacle. Criterion is proud to present these long unavailable classics of American cinema, each with two musical scores."--Container

Underworld (1927, 81 min.) / Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present ; a Hector Turnbull production ; directed by Josef von Sternberg ; story by Ben Hecht ; screen play by Robert N. Lee ; a Paramount picture -- The last command (1928, 88 min.) / Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present ; directed by Josef von Sternberg ; story by Lajos Biro ; screenplay by John F. Goodrich -- The docks of New York (1928, 75 min.) / Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present ; directed by Josef von Sternberg ; story and screen play by Jules Furthman ; suggested by John Monk Saunders' "The dock walloper."

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Three silent classics by Josef von Sternberg