Morocco (film)

Morocco
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Josef von Sternberg
Screenplay by	Jules Furthman (adapted by)
Based on	Amy Jolly, die Frau aus Marrakesch by Benno Vigny
Produced by	Hector Turnbull (uncredited)
Starring	Gary Cooper Marlene Dietrich Adolphe Menjou
Cinematography	Lee Garmes
Edited by	Sam Winston (uncredited)
Music by	Karl Hajos (uncredited)
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Publix Corporation
Release date	November 14, 1930 (1930-11-14) (United States)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English French Spanish Italian Arabic

Morocco is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, and Adolphe Menjou.^[1] Based on the 1927 novel Amy Jolly (the on-screen credits state: from the play 'Amy Jolly') by Benno Vigny and adapted by Jules Furthman, the film is about a cabaret singer and a Legionnaire who fall in love during the Rif War, and whose relationship is complicated by his womanizing and the appearance of a rich man who is also in love with her. The film is famous for a scene in which Dietrich performs a song dressed in a man's tailcoat and kisses another woman (to the embarrassment of the latter), both of which were considered scandalous for the period.^[1]

Dietrich was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, von Sternberg for Best Director, Hans Dreier for Best Art Direction, and Lee Garmes for Best Cinematography.^[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".^[2]