von Sternberg

American  

[von sturn-burg] / vɒn ˈstɜrn bɜrg /

noun

1. Josef or Joseph Josef Stern, 1894–1969, U.S. film director and screenwriter, born in Austria.

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von Sternberg British  

/ fɔn ˈʃtɛrnbɛrk, vɒn ˈstɜːnˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf), real name Jonas Sternberg. 1894–1969, US film director, born in Austria, whose films include The Blue Angel (1930), Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), and the unfinished I, Claudius (1937)

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Example Sentences

Josef von Sternberg’s classic tells of a middle-aged professor whose obsession with a young cabaret singer leads to his downfall.

From Los Angeles Times

The group pitches Paramount producer David O. Selznick and “Joe” von Sternberg — the director for whom Hecht wrote the pioneering gangster story “Underworld.”

From New York Times

The best way to approach any von Sternberg film is to look, first, to the surfaces — ornate, seamy or otherwise.

From New York Times

All three of these are now on Blu-ray, in Criterion’s “3 Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg” set.

From Los Angeles Times

Another key image in the exhibit is a poster for The Scarlet Empress from 1934 starring Marlene Dietrich, directed by Josef von Sternberg.

From The Guardian