Country
France
Date
Apr 03, 1974
Certification
16
The Most Controversial Picture of Our Time!
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marino Masé | Atherton |
| Amadeo Amodio | Bert |
| Piero Vida | Day Porter |
| Geoffrey Copleston | Kurt |
| Manfred Freyberger | Dobson |
| Ugo Cardea | Mario |
| Hilda Gunther | Greta |
| Nora Ricci | The Neighbor |
| Piero Mazzinghi | Concierge |
| Kai-Siegfried Seefeld | Jacob |
| Luigi Antonio Guerra | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Carlo Mangano | Porter (uncredited) |
| Anthony Forwood | Opera Audience (uncredited) |
| Alvaro Tei | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Tonino Tommasi | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
Genres
WarDramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Il portiere di notte |
| Lingua originale | IT |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch, Latin, English |
| Paesi di produzione | Italy, France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Lotar Film Productions, Les Productions Artistes Associés |
| Data di uscita | 3 aprile 1974 |
| Producer | Esa De Simone, Robert Gordon Edwards |
| Writer | Liliana Cavani, Barbara Alberti, Italo Moscati, Amedeo Pagani |
| Editors | Franco Arcalli |
| Cinematography | Alfio Contini |
| Asst. Directors | Franco Cirino, Johannes Freisinger, Mario Garriba, Paola Tallarigo, Liliana Cavani |
| Camera Operators | Alfio Contini |
| Add. Photography | Alfio Contini |
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| Production Design | Nedo Azzini, Osvaldo Desideri, Jean Marie Simon |
| Art Direction | Nedo Azzini, Jean Marie Simon, Osvaldo Desideri |
| Set Decoration | Osvaldo Desideri, Nedo Azzini, Jean Marie Simon |
| Composer | Daniele Paris, Fausto Ancillai, Roberto Arcangeli, Michael Billingsley, Fernando Caso, Eugenio Rondani, Decio Trani |
| Sound | Daniele Paris, Fausto Ancillai, Roberto Arcangeli, Michael Billingsley, Fernando Caso, Eugenio Rondani, Decio Trani |
| Costume Design | Piero Tosi, Jole Cecchini, Euclide Santoli, Cesare Paciotti |
| Makeup | Jole Cecchini, Euclide Santoli, Cesare Paciotti, Piero Tosi |
| Hairstyling | Piero Tosi, Jole Cecchini, Euclide Santoli, Cesare Paciotti |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Mexico
Date
Apr 03, 1974
Certification
C
Country
Italy
Date
Apr 10, 1974
Certification
VM14
Country
United States
Date
Oct 01, 1974
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Country
Germany
Date
Feb 14, 1975
Certification
18
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 08, 1975
Certification
15
Country
Finland
Date
Jan 23, 1976
Certification
K-18
Country
Ireland
Date
Jan 30, 1976
Certification
18
Country
Spain
Date
Nov 08, 1976
Certification
18
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Jan 11, 2000
Note
Criterion Collection DVD
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 26, 2005
Certification
15
Note
DVD release
Country
France
Date
Oct 25, 2011
Note
DVD & Blu-Ray
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 24, 2021
Certification
16
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