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

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

Our relationship might have been a romantic affair between a disco star and a little French artist, but I felt like Josef von Sternberg directing Marlene Dietrich.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2018

In August, 1929, the renowned Josef von Sternberg took a few months off from Hollywood to make a movie in Berlin, and word went out that he needed a young female star.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 19, 2015

Only two days later the Chief of the Asiatic Division of Cavalry arrived—Baron Ungern von Sternberg.

From Beasts, Men and Gods by Ossendowski, Ferdinand