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Universal Hollywood Icons Collection spotlights the glamorous, magnetic and bold Marlene Dietrich with four of her most unforgettable films. An undeniable screen presence no matter the role, Dietrich shines as a nightclub singer in Blonde Venus , incites passion in Desire , reveals her dramatic prowess in Angel and illuminates an island outpost in Seven Sinners . Notwithstanding her "bedroom eyes" and seductive voice, Dietrich's true power was holding the audience captive with every moment. Re-...

The glamorous Marlene Dietrich stars in The Devil is a Woman , an alluring romance set in the port town of Seville at the turn of the century. During carnival week, the blood of enemies and the passion of lovers run hot when a new woman (Dietrich) comes between a young revolutionary (Cesar Romero) and his old friend (Lionel Atwill). Directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Josef Von Sternberg, this is the film that Marlene Dietrich was most proud of, as she said, “I was the most beautiful.”

Undeniably one of the most glamorous actresses to ever grace the silver screen, Marlene Dietrich stars as the impoverished Countess Claire Ledoux in Flame of New Orleans . With only one thing on her mind – to marry a mean of means – Ledoux’s engagement to Charles Giraud (Roland Young) appeared to be smooth seas ahead… until Captain Robert Latour (Bruce Cabot) stormed into town and took the wind out of her sails. Though it would take fainting spells and double identities to delay and disguise...

Marlene Dietrich stars as the unfaithful wife of a foreign diplomat in the sophisticated comedy Angel directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Lady Maria Barker (Dietrich) has the perfect life: a famous husband (Herbert Marshall), a stately English manor, and endless trips abroad. Unfortunately, the one thing that is missing - her husband's attention - leads to a short-lived affair with a dashing British stranger (Melvyn Douglas) in Paris who knows her only by the name "Angel". Though she tries to put the...