7 Best Marlene Dietrich Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 15, 2027

Drama intensethought provoking

Marlene Dietrich became one of cinema’s most enduring icons of cool, androgynous glamour, and her collaborations with director Josef von Sternberg defined an entire era of screen sensuality.

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 01

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

IMDb ★ 8.2

A German widow's perspective complicates an American judge's view of the war crimes trial he's presiding over.

Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 02

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

IMDb ★ 8.4

A murder suspect's wife's courtroom testimony takes a series of shocking, unexpected turns.

A Foreign Affair (1948) 03

A Foreign Affair (1948)

IMDb ★ 7.2

An American congresswoman investigates fraternization between occupying soldiers and locals in postwar Berlin.

Destry Rides Again (1939) 04

Destry Rides Again (1939)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A pacifist new sheriff's unconventional methods clash with a saloon's corrupt owner and her outlaw gang.

Shanghai Express (1932) 05

Shanghai Express (1932)

IMDb ★ 7.2

Passengers aboard a train through war-torn China become entangled in a kidnapping plot.

Morocco (1930) 06

Morocco (1930)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A cabaret singer in French Morocco is torn between a wealthy suitor and a reckless legionnaire.

The Blue Angel (1930) 07

The Blue Angel (1930)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A respected professor's obsession with a cabaret singer leads to his complete personal and professional ruin.

Vlad Zakh

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