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Morocco (1930 movie)
Morocco is a 1930 film in which a Foreign Legionnaire meets and falls in love with a sultry seductress. It stars Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich and Adolphe Menjou.
The movie was adapted by Jules Furthman from the play Amy Jolly by Benno Vigny . It was directed by Josef von Sternberg.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Marlene Dietrich--who, amazingly, knew little English, and spoke her dialogue phonetically), Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Director (Josef von Sternberg).
The movie was notorious in its day for a woman-to-woman kiss. It has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Categories: 1930 films | AFI 100 Passions | Best Actress Oscar Nominee (film) | United States National Film Registry
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