The Night Porter
Il portiere di notte
Italy • 1974
Director
#59Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorLiliana Cavani
CinematographerAlfio Contini
ComposerDaniele Paris
EditorFranco Arcalli
ProducerEsa De Simone, Robert Gordon Edwards
Cast
Dirk Bogardeas Max
Charlotte Ramplingas Lucia
