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

Having just starred opposite Marlene Dietrich for Josef von Sternberg, he would go on to appear opposite leading ladies as diverse as Greta Garbo, Claudette Colbert and Bette Davis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2020

We put together a tribute evening at the American Cinematheque, and Rudy’s screenwriter Jerry Jones, cinematographer Nicholas von Sternberg, and “Dolemite” composer Ben Taylor participated.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2019

Marlene Dietrich, in the movies she made with the director Josef von Sternberg and the screenwriter Jules Furthman, especially “Blonde Venus,” accepts some of the men who hurl themselves at her and discards others.

From The New Yorker • May 2, 2016

As the Frau von Sternberg informs my niece, you intend settling in our good Silesia.

From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Velde, Carl Franz van der