The Night Porter
The Most Controversial Picture of Our Time!
Budget
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Box office
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Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Robert Gordon Edwards, Esa De Simone
Camera operator
Alfio Contini
Composer
Daniele Paris
Artist
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Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- In Italy, the persecution of the film ended only after the verdict of the Supreme Court in Milan: "The Night Porter" is a work of art, and no one under any circumstances has the right to ban it.
- In New York, the film's premiere was staged in the style of a sadomasochistic orgy. At the banquet, tables were covered with black vinyl film, chains were hung on chairs, black candles were lit, and matches were laid out in wrappers made of artificial leather with images of boots and whips.
- The scene where Charlotte Rampling's heroine dances naked in front of a German officer was included in the 100 best scenes in world cinema. It was filmed in one take.
- The film crew was very concerned about the possible anger of the residents of Vienna, who might react negatively to Dirk Bogarde's Nazi uniform. But in the end, all fears proved unfounded. When Bogarde, as he later recalled, stepped onto the street "with trepidation and fear" in a uniform with a swastika, the crowd of onlookers... applauded loudly. And someone even shouted: "Heil!"
- The first scene filmed for the movie was the one where Charlotte Rampling dances topless.
- Dirk Bogarde agreed to appear on the condition that Liliana Cavani rewrite the script. Consequently, one plotline and most of the characters' conversations about politics were cut from the original version. Furthermore, during filming, Dirk Bogarde repeatedly shortened the lines for his character, Max. This always led to heated arguments with Liliana Cavani.
- As filming neared its end, producer Robert Gordon Edwards ran out of money. Production had to be suspended, and the crew and actors returned home. The fate of the film hung by a thread. The final part (location shooting in Vienna) was only completed a month later.
- The film crew was very afraid of the anger of Vienna's residents, who might react ambiguously to Dirk Bogarde's Nazi uniform. But in the end, all those fears proved groundless. When Bogarde, as he later recalled, stepped out onto the street in a swastika uniform with 'anxiety and fear,' the crowd of onlookers... applauded loudly. Someone even shouted, 'Heil!'
- The scene in which Charlotte Rampling's character dances naked before a German officer is ranked among the 100 best scenes in world cinema. It was filmed in a single take.
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