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Episode 5: Marlene Dietrich - The Star Who Told Hitler to Go to Hell
She Paid the Bills: The Women Who Made the Movies
26 minutes
1 month ago
Episode 5: Marlene Dietrich - The Star Who Told Hitler to Go to Hell
This episode traces Marlene Dietrich's rise from Berlin cabarets to Hollywood stardom, exploring her androgynous image, onscreen provocations, and collaboration with director Josef von Sternberg.It also covers her political courage—refusing Nazi overtures, aiding refugees, entertaining troops on the front lines—and her reinventions after being labeled "box office poison."
