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Josef von Sternberg, an Uncommon card
Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studios.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 186
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 56,000
Power 186 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Josef von Sternberg quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Josef von Sternberg card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was twice nominated for the ______ Award for Best Director, for Morocco and Shanghai Express.
Answer
Academy. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, for Morocco and Shanghai Express. From the Josef von Sternberg article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best known for his film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich in the ____s, including the highly regarded Paramount/UFA production The Blue Angel.
Answer
1930s. He is best known for his film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s, including the highly regarded Paramount/UFA production The Blue Angel. From the Josef von Sternberg article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
History of Lithuania. History of Lithuania 73,000 · Josef von Sternberg 56,000 · Bayinnaung 44,000 · Len Hutton 35,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is best known for his film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s, including the highly regarded Paramount/UFA production The Blue Angel.
- He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, for Morocco and Shanghai Express.
- Sternberg's finest works are noteworthy for their striking pictorial compositions, dense décor, chiaroscuro illumination, and relentless camera motion, endowing the scenes with emotional intensity.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Josef von Sternberg article was read about 56,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Josef von Sternberg (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Paramount Pictures, Josef von Sternberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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