Marlene (2000 film)

2000 film

Marlene

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Joseph Vilsmaier
Screenplay by| Christian Pfannenschmidt
Produced by| Jutta Lieck-Klenke
Katharina M. Trebitsch
Starring|

* Katja Flint
* Herbert Knaup
* Heino Ferch
* Hans Werner Meyer
* Christiane Paul
* Suzanne von Borsody
* Armin Rohde

Cinematography| Joseph Vilsmaier
Edited by| Barbara Hennings
Music by| Harald Kloser
Thomas Wanker
Distributed by| Lions Gate Films

Release date

* 9 March 2000 (2000-03-09) (Premiere)

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Running time

| 132 min (Germany)
125 min (US)
Countries| Germany, Italy
Language| German
Budget| $9 million[1]
Box office| $2,061,924

Marlene is a 2000 German biopic film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and starring Katja Flint, Hans Werner Meyer and Herbert Knaup.[2] It follows the life of the German actress Marlene Dietrich and her success in Hollywood.[3]

## Cast[edit]

* Katja Flint as Marlene Dietrich
* Herbert Knaup as Rudolf Sieber
* Heino Ferch as Carl Seidlitz
* Hans Werner Meyer as Josef von Sternberg
* Christiane Paul as Tamara Matul
* Suzanne von Borsody as Charlotte Seidlitz
* Armin Rohde as Emil Jannings
* Josefina Vilsmaier as Maria aged 6
* Theresa Vilsmaier as Maria aged 10
* Janina Vilsmaier as Maria aged 13
* Monica Bleibtreu as Witwe von Losch
* Cosma Shiva Hagen as Resi
* Katharina Müller-Elmau as Margo Lion
* Oliver Elias as Jossi Winter
* Sandy Martin as Louella Parsons
* Richard Keats as Travis Banton
* Mike Wimberly as Harry
* Elvira Jimenez as Juanita
* Otto Sander as stage manager
* Heiner Lauterbach as Erich Pommer
* Ben Becker as Ernst Linke
* Jürgen Schornagel as Friedrich Mollner
* Götz Otto as Gary Cooper
* Ute Cremer as Maria Riva
* George Valencia as Carlos
* Gloria Gray as Mae West
* Michel Francoeur as Maurice Chevalier
* Heinrich Schafmeister as pianist

## Cited films[edit]

The movie contains "episodes" of the following films:

* The Blue Angel (1930)
* Morocco (1930)
* The Scarlet Empress (1934)

## Reception[edit]

The film was not well received in Germany and also did not open well at the box office, opening on 420 screens and grossing $700,000 in its first four days and finishing fifth at the German box office.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Scott, Mary (17 March 2000). "Marlene disappoints in Germany". Screen International. p. 27.
2. ^ "Marlene (2000)". Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
3. ^ Mueller, Agnes C. (2004). German Pop Culture: How "American" is It?. University of Michigan Press. pp. 199–. ISBN 0-472-11384-4.

## External links[edit]

* Marlene at IMDb

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Films directed by Joseph Vilsmaier

* Autumn Milk
* Rama dama
* Stalingrad
* Charlie & Louise – Das doppelte Lottchen
* Brother of Sleep
* And Nobody Weeps for Me
* Comedian Harmonists
* Marlene
* Leo & Claire
* Rock Crystal
* The Last Train
* M/S Gustloff - Ship Of No Return
* Nanga Parbat

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Marlene Dietrich

Studio albums|

* Marlene Dietrich Overseas (1951)
* Die neue Marlene (1965)
* Marlene singt Berlin, Berlin (1965)

Live albums|

* Live at the Café de Paris (1954)
* Dietrich in Rio (1959)
* Wiedersehen mit Marlene (1960)
* Dietrich in London (1965)

Selected singles|

* "Falling in Love Again"
* "The Boys in the Backroom"
* "Lili Marlene"
* "Sag' mir, wo die Blumen sind"
* "Die Antwort weiß ganz allein der Wind"
* "Come Rain or Come Shine"

Videos|

An Evening with Marlene Dietrich (2003)

Related articles|

* Discography
* Filmography
* Marlene (1984)
* Marlene (2000)

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