The Night Porter
“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
22 people
Dirk Bogarde
Max
Known for
A Bridge Too Far
Death in Venice
Charlotte Rampling
Lucia
Known for
Red Sparrow
Assassin's Creed
Philippe Leroy
Klaus
Known for
Le Trou
Sandokan
Gabriele Ferzetti
Hans
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Giuseppe Addobbati
Stumm
Known for
Massacre Time
The Conformist
Isa Miranda
Countess Stein
Known for
Summertime
A Bay of Blood
Nino Bignamini
Adolph
Known for
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
Dark Eyes
Marino Masé
Atherton
Known for
The Carabineers
Fists in the Pocket
Amadeo Amodio
Bert
Also in
Beyond Good and Evil
Piero Vida
Day Porter
Known for
Nostalgia
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Geoffrey Copleston
Kurt
Known for
The Black Cat
The Belly of an Architect
Manfred Freyberger
Dobson
Known for
The Inglorious Bastards
In the Pope's Eye
Liliana Cavani Director · Barbara Alberti Screenplay Amedeo Pagani Screenplay
United States release October 1, 1974 · Produced in Italy, France · Languages English, German, Latin
Production
Lotar Film Productions
Production
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Production
Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico
Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il portiere di notte
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · German · Latin
Release dates
France · April 3, 1974
Theatrical
Italy · April 10, 1974
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1974
Theatrical
United States · January 11, 2000
Physical · Criterion Collection DVD
United States
December 9, 2014 · Physical · Criterion Collection DVD/Bluray
Finland
January 23, 1976 · Theatrical
France
October 25, 2011 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
October 2, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
February 14, 1975 · Theatrical
September 24, 2021 · Physical
Ireland
January 30, 1976 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 3, 1974 · Theatrical
Spain
November 8, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 8, 1975 · Theatrical
October 26, 2005 · Physical · DVD release
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