Arlberg Express
| Arlberg Express | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Eduard von Borsody |
| Written by | Curt J. Braun |
| Produced by | Eduard Hoesch |
| Starring | Paul Hubschmid Elfe Gerhart Iván Petrovich |
| Cinematography | Hans Androschin |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | |
Production company | Donau-Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Renaissance-Film Herzog-Filmverleih (Germany) |
Release date | 8 June 1948 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
Arlberg Express (German: Arlberg-Express) is a 1948 Austrian thriller film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Paul Hubschmid, Elfe Gerhart and Iván Petrovich.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody.
Synopsis[]
After returning to Vienna following three years as a prisoner of war, Hans Leitner becomes mixed up a suitcase of stolen jewels and a gang of criminals. Eventually he attempts to escape on the Orient Express.
Cast[]
- Paul Hubschmid as Hans Leitner
- Elfe Gerhart as Christl Andermann
- Iván Petrovich as Barna
- Hans Putz as Flori Reutner
- Hugo Gottschlich as Toni
- Otto Treßler as Tschurtschrntaler
- Alma Seidler as Lissy
- as Frau Steindl
- Melanie Horeschowsky as Frau Hellmann
- as Wirtschafterin
- as Der Dorflehrer
- as Seine Frau
References[]
- ^ Fritsche p.232
Bibliography[]
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links[]
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Categories:
- German-language films
- 1948 films
- Austrian films
- Austrian thriller films
- 1940s thriller films
- 1940s German-language films
- Films directed by Eduard von Borsody
- Films set in Vienna
- Films set on the Orient Express
- Austrian black-and-white films
- Austrian film stubs