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1974 Certificate 18
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The Night Porter is one of the most provocative and haunting films ever made. Dirk Bogarde gives a characteristically charismatic performance as a former Gestapo officer who has escaped his past by becoming the Night Porter of a hotel in Vienna. Guilt and remorse flood back when he meets Lucia (Charlotte Ramplping), his former .. Read more

Starring Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling
Director Liliana Cavani
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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The Night Porter

The Night Porter is one of the most provocative and haunting films ever made. Dirk Bogarde gives a characteristically charismatic performance as a former Gestapo officer who has escaped his past by becoming the Night Porter of a hotel in Vienna. Guilt and remorse flood back when he meets Lucia (Charlotte Ramplping), his former lover with whom he shared a bizarre sado-masochistic relationship in the concentration camp where he was master and she was captive. Their relationship is rekindled, but they are surrounded by former Gestapo officers who will stop their clandestine affair, at any cost. The Night Porter is a brilliant account of a love born out of hatred and furtive passion.

Starring Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling
Director Liliana Cavani
Studio ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 48 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: German, Italian
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 18 Sep 2006
Production year: 1974
Format DVD

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  • Like Last Tango in Paris, an operatic celebration of sexual disgust, set in 1957 in a Viennese hotel where Bogarde... read more on Time Out

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  • 12 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Dreadful quality print

    The film is dated, but still holds its own. What is unforgivable though is the quality of the telecine. It looks like a really poor NTSC VHS dub - smeary and unwatchable. Shame on you Anchor Bay!

      • Philip Beasley from Essex, ENgland
      • Posted 15 Nov 2006 02:03

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  • 12 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Dreadful quality print

    The film is dated, but still holds its own. What is unforgivable though is the quality of the telecine. It looks like a really poor NTSC VHS dub - smeary and unwatchable. Shame on you Anchor Bay!

      • Philip Beasley from Essex, ENgland
      • Posted 15 Nov 2006 02:03

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