Orient Express (1954 film)
Orient Express is a 1954 drama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Silvana Pampanini, Henri Vidal, Folco Lulli, Eva Bartok and Curd Jürgens.[1] It was made as a co-production between Italy, France and West Germany.
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| Directed by | Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia |
| Produced by | Raymond Borderie Lucien Masson |
| Written by | Jacques Companéez Vitaliano Brancati Aldo De Benedetti Agenore Incrocci Vittorio Nino Novarese |
| Starring | Silvana Pampanini Henri Vidal Eva Bartok |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
| Cinematography | Luciano Tonti |
| Edited by | Roberto Cinquini |
Production company | Fono Roma La Société des Films Sirius Meteor-Film |
| Distributed by | CEI Incom |
Release date | 8 October 1954 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy France West Germany |
| Language | Italian |
It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome and on location in the Dolomites. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti.
Plot
The plot revolves around a two-day stop at a village in the Alps by passengers on the Orient Express.[2]
Cast
- Silvana Pampanini as Beatrice Landi
- Henri Vidal as Jacques Ferrand
- Folco Lulli as Filippo dal Pozzo
- Robert Arnoux as Jean Tribot aka Mr. Davis
- Eva Bartok as Roxane
- Curd Jürgens as Bate
- Michael Lenz as Giovanni
- Liliane Bert as Agnès, the pharmacist
- Olga Solbelli as Olga, la ricevitrice postale
- Gemma Bolognesi
- Arturo Bragaglia
- Giuseppe Chinnici
- Liliana De Curtis
- Anita Durante
- Ugo Filipponi
- Ivo Garrani
- Mimma Gheducci
- Iga Ritzenfeld
- Sandro Ruffini
- Tullio Tomadoni
References
- Orient Express at IMDb
- Wiesenthal p.26
Bibliography
- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
- Wiesenthal, Mauricio. The belle époque of the Orient-Express. Crescent Books, 1979.
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