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The Devil Is a Woman is a american film of genre Drama directed by Josef von Sternberg released in USA on 3 may 1935 with Marlene Dietrich

The Devil Is a Woman (1935)

The Devil Is a Woman
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Released in USA 3 may 1935
Length 1h19
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Historical,    Romance
Rating68% 3.444093.444093.444093.444093.44409

The Devil Is a Woman is a 1935 romance film directed and photographed by Josef von Sternberg, adapted from the 1898 novel La Femme et le pantin by Pierre Louÿs. The film was based on a screenplay by John Dos Passos, and stars Marlene Dietrich, with Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero, Edward Everett Horton and Luisa Espinel. The original male lead was Joel McCrea who quit after von Sternberg insisted on 35 takes of McCrea asking a waiter for a cup of coffee.

Synopsis

Inspiré du roman de Pierre Louÿs, La Femme et le Pantin, le film raconte la rivalité d'un jeune homme, Antonio Galvan, et d'un homme plus âgé, Don Pasqual, dans la tentative d'obtenir les faveurs de la belle et capricieuse Concha Perez.

Actors

Marlene Dietrich

(Concha Perez)
Lionel Atwill

(Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar)
Cesar Romero

(Antonio Galvan)
Edward Everett Horton

(Gov. Don Paquito 'Paquitito')
Alison Skipworth

(Senora Perez)
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