Morocco is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, and Adolphe Menjou. Based on the 1927 novel Amy Jolly by Benno Vigny
Theatrical release poster
L–R: La Bessière (Adolphe Menjou) and Amy Jolly (Marlene Dietrich)
Amy Jolly (Marlene Dietrich) pursues her lover into the desert: "The most romantic gesture in Sternberg's visual vocabulary."
"The purveyor of pansexuality and the supreme lover, male or female."
Gary Cooper was an American actor known for his strong, silent screen persona and understated acting style. The American Film Institute ranked Cooper at number 11 on its list of the 50 greatest screen
Morocco (film)
…Morocco is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, and Adolphe Menjou. Based on the 1927 novel Amy Jolly (the on-screen credits state: from the play 'Amy Jolly') by Benno Vigny and…
Cooper dressed as a cowboy, 1903
Cooper at Grinnell College (top row, second from the left), 1922
Cooper in The Winning of Barbara Worth, 1926