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What roles did Josef von Sternberg perform in making The Saga of Anatahan?
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For the 1953 film The Saga of Anatahan, Josef von Sternberg took on a comprehensive set of creative and technical roles. He served as the film's writer, producer, director, cinematographer, and narrator.1
Von Sternberg considered this project, which depicts a true World War II incident involving Japanese soldiers stranded on a Pacific island, to be his greatest work.1