Morocco
Directed by	Josef von Sternberg
Produced by	Hector Turnbull
Written by	Jules Furthman
Starring	Marlene Dietrich Gary Cooper Adolphe Menjou Ullrich Haupt
Release date(s)	November 14, 1930
Running time	91 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Morocco is a 1930 film in which a Foreign Legionnaire meets and falls in love with a sultry seductress. It was directed by Josef von Sternberg and stars Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich and Adolphe Menjou. The story was adapted by Jules Furthman from the novel Amy Jolly by Benno Vigny. The movie was notorious in its day for a woman-to-woman kiss.

It was nominated for four Academy Awards in the categories of: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Marlene Dietrich—who, amazingly, knew little English, and spoke her lines phonetically), Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Director (Josef von Sternberg). ^[1]

In 1992, Morocco was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

[edit] Cast

• Gary Cooper ... Légionnaire Tom Brown
• Marlene Dietrich ... Mademoiselle Amy Jolly
• Adolphe Menjou ... Monsieur La Bessiere
• Ullrich Haupt ... Adjutant Caesar
• Eve Southern ... Madame Caesar
• Francis McDonald... A Sergeant
• Paul Porcasi ... Lo Tinto, Nightclub Owner

[edit] Production notes

Actress Marlene Dietrich, nominated with this film for Academy Award for Best Actress, reveals an elusive charisma (of "star quality"), also noted two years later in the 1932 film, Blonde Venus, for her role with "icy charisma and unconventional beauty" (review). ^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Morocco at the Internet Movie Database

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