Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light

Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light was released on April 2, 1996.

Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light was directed by Chris Hunt.

Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light has a runtime of 52m.

Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light was produced by Chris Hunt.

Following the life of Marlene Dietrich through her films (including home movies) and interviews with family, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, and presumed lovers. From the cabaret scene in 1920's Berlin, silent films in Germany, her triumph in The Blue Angel in 1930 (for which her screen test is included in this film), to Hollywood with Josef von Sternberg. The highest paid female star of her time, the luster dimmed by 1935. and in the later part of the decade she might be the most valuable actress in the world but also the most unemployable. But with Destry Rides Again Marlene became a sex symbol who could play comedy and the most remarkable comeback in Hollywood was a reality. She was one of the most active entertainers of the allied troops during WW II. After the war movies were infrequent, but a new career on the stage continued for another 20 years, until she retired into seclusion for the last decade of her life.

The key characters in Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light are Narrator (David Riva).

Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light is a Documentary film.

Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.