hotel,uniform,concentration camp,eroticism,sadomasochism,flashback,vienna, austria,guilt,woman director,submission,sexual dysfunction,dominance submissiveness,1950s,porter,nazi war criminal

The Night Porter (1974)

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The Most Controversial Picture of Our Time!

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Liliana Cavani
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    Max Dirk Bogarde
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    Lucia Charlotte Rampling
  • Profile picture of Philippe Leroy
    Klaus Philippe Leroy
  • Profile picture of Gabriele Ferzetti
    Hans Gabriele Ferzetti
  • Profile picture of Giuseppe Addobbati
    Stumm Giuseppe Addobbati
  • Profile picture of Isa Miranda
    Countess Stein Isa Miranda
  • Profile picture of Nino Bignamini
    Adolph Nino Bignamini
  • Profile picture of Marino Masé
    Atherton Marino Masé

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Keywords

  • hotel
  • uniform
  • concentration camp
  • eroticism
  • sadomasochism
  • flashback
  • vienna, austria
  • guilt
  • woman director
  • submission
  • sexual dysfunction
  • dominance submissiveness
  • 1950s
  • porter
  • nazi war criminal