Night Porter, The (1974) Italy
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Director:Cavani, Liliana, Bogarde, Dirk, Ferzetti, Gabriele, Leroy, Philippe, Rampling, Charlotte, Addobbati, Giuseppe
Studio:Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico
Producer:Esa De Simone, Robert Gordon Edwards
Writer:Barbara Alberti, Liliana Cavani
Rating:6.7 (4,518 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:037429145227
Awards:2 nominations
Genre:Italian films
IMDb:0071910
Duration:1:58:00
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:English
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300001397
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Cavani, Liliana, Bogarde, Dirk, Ferzetti, Gabriele, Leroy, Philippe, Rampling, Charlotte, Addobbati, Giuseppe  ...  (Director)
Barbara Alberti, Liliana Cavani  ...  (Writer)
 
Dirk Bogarde  ...  Maximilian Theo Aldorfer
Charlotte Rampling  ...  Lucia Atherton
Philippe Leroy  ...  Klaus
Gabriele Ferzetti  ...  Hans
Giuseppe Addobbati  ...  Stumm
Isa Miranda  ...  Countess Stein
Nino Bignamini  ...  Adolph
Marino Masé  ...  Atherton
Amedeo Amodio  ...  Bert
Piero Vida  ...  Day Porter
Geoffrey Copleston  ...  Kurt
Manfred Freyberger  ...  Dobson
Ugo Cardea  ...  Mario
Hilda Gunther  ...  Greta
Nora Ricci  ...  The Neighbor
Amadeo Amodio  ...  Bert
Barbara Alberti  ...  Story
Liliana Cavani  ...  Story
Piero Mazzinghi  ...  Concierge
Kai-Siegfried Seefeld  ...  Jacob (as Kai S. Seefeld)
Robert Rietty  ...  Various roles (voice)
Carlo Mangano  ...  Portiere (uncredited)
Alfio Contini  ...  Cinematographer
Franco Arcalli  ...  Editor
Nedo Azzini  ...  Art Director
Jean Marie Simon  ...  Art Director
Daniele Paris  ...  Composer
Piero Tosi  ...  Costume Designer
Comments: DIT 103

Summary: In Liliana Cavani's scintillating drama, a concentration camp survivor (Charlotte Rampling) discovers her ex-torturer/lover (Dirk Bogarde) working as a night porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them. Operatic and disturbing, The Night Porter deftly examines the cruelty and decadence of Nazi culture. (criterion collection spine #59),