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The Night Porter

The Night Porter

The Most Controversial Picture of Our Time!

19746.71h 58m

Overview

A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a 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.

Directed by Liliana Cavani
Written by Barbara Alberti, Liliana Cavani, Italo Moscati
Produced by Esa De Simone, Robert Gordon Edwards
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Top Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Max

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Lucia

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

Klaus

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Hans

Giuseppe Addobbati

Giuseppe Addobbati

Stumm

Isa Miranda

Isa Miranda

Countess Stein

Nino Bignamini

Nino Bignamini

Adolph

Marino Masé

Marino Masé

Atherton

Amadeo Amodio

Amadeo Amodio

Bert

Piero Vida

Piero Vida

Day Porter

Themes & Keywords

hoteluniformconcentration camperoticismsadomasochismflashbackvienna, austriaguiltwoman directorsubmissionsexual dysfunctiondominance submissiveness1950sporternazi war criminal

About The Night Porter

The Night Porter is a war, drama, romance film released in 1974 exploring themes of hotel, uniform, concentration camp, eroticism, sadomasochism, flashback. Directed by Liliana Cavani, it stars Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Leroy. A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a 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.

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