Morocco (film)



Morocco, Josef von Sternberg's first American film to star Marlene Dietrich, ranks as his best, according to many film historians, rich in exotic atmosphere. Gary Cooper costars as a foreign legionnaire who wins Dietrich's heart with an economy of dialogue, and Adolphe Menjou plays a wealthy rake who competes for her affection. Dietrich, as a cabaret singer with androgynous appeal, looks sultry and performs three songs before trodding across the desert barefoot.

Morocco was added to the National Film Registry in 1992.

Not to be confused with Road to Morocco (which is also in the National Film Registry).