The Night Porter

The Night Porter (1974)

War, Drama, Romance1 hour and 58 minutes
68%
User score

The Most Controversial Picture of Our Time!

Description

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.

Liliana Cavani
Director, Screenplay
Barbara Alberti
Story
Italo Moscati
Screenplay
Amedeo Pagani
Screenplay

Actors

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
Geoffrey Copleston
Geoffrey Copleston
Kurt
Manfred Freyberger
Manfred Freyberger
Dobson
Ugo Cardea
Ugo Cardea
Mario
Hilda Gunther
Hilda Gunther
Greta
Nora Ricci
Nora Ricci
The Neighbor
Piero Mazzinghi
Piero Mazzinghi
Concierge
Kai-Siegfried Seefeld
Kai-Siegfried Seefeld
Jacob
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Bit role (uncredited)
Carlo Mangano
Carlo Mangano
Porter (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
hoteluniformconcentration camperoticismsadomasochismflashbackvienna, austriaguiltwoman directorsubmissionsexual dysfunctiondominance submissiveness1950sporternazi war criminal