#528: STERNBERG, Josef von: 3 Silent Classics By Josef Von Sternberg (1927-28)

With 3 SILENT CLASSICS BY JOSEF VON STERNBERG {Spine #528} OOP

DVD

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 evocataions of gangster life (Underworld), the Russian Revolution (The Last Command), and working-class desperation (The Docks of New York) rendered as shadowy movie spectacle.

Underworld (1927) {Spine #529}

The Last Command (1928) {Spine #530}

The Docks Of New York (1928) {Spine #531}

Booklet

100-page booklet featuring essays:

1. Dreamland by Geoffrey O’Brien on Underworld.
2. Illusions and Delusions by Anton Kaes on The Last Command.
3. On the Waterfront by Luc Sante on The Docks of New York.
4. On the Scores by Robert Israel, Ken Winokur of Alloy Orchestra, and Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton.
5. Underworld: An Original Story of Chicago by Ben Hecht.
6. Von Sternberg on Jannings from Fun in a Chinese Laundry (1965).

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