The film Marlene Dietrich – Her Own Song is a filmed biography, a documentary about the German-American actress Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992). He came to Germany in 2002. The film draws on extensive unpublished documentary material, e.g. backstage recordings, backstage recordings So did J. David Riva, a grandson of Marlene Dietrich, from a visit to Poland and Israel, where she sang in German with the permission of the audience; interviews with contemporary witnesses, children, Burt Bacharach, André G. Brunelin, Rosemary Clooney, Buck Dawson, Alfred Hens, Beate Klarsfeld, Hildegard Knef, Volker Kühn, Thomas Langhoff, A.C. Lyles, Elisabeth McIntosh, Felix Moeller, Barney Oldfield, Maria Riva, Volker Schlöndorff. The film shows in particular Dietrich's engagement in the U.S. military service, but also her post-war experiences in and with Germany. The screenplay was written by Karin Kearns.