Orient Express (1954 film)

Orient Express
Orient Express
Directed by	Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Written by	Jacques Companéez; Vitaliano Brancati; Aldo De Benedetti; Agenore Incrocci; Vittorio Nino Novarese;
Produced by	Raymond Borderie; Lucien Masson;
Starring	Silvana Pampanini; Henri Vidal; Eva Bartok;
Cinematography	Luciano Tonti
Edited by	Roberto Cinquini
Music by	Renzo Rossellini
Production; companies	Fono Roma; La Société des Films Sirius; Meteor-Film;
Distributed by	CEI Incom
Release date	8 October 1954;
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Italy; France; West Germany;
Language	Italian

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.

It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus 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]

Reviews

The national and international reviews were mostly bad. Below are three examples:

"Intermezzo" wrote: "The Italian and German film industries collaborated in the production of this film, which, judging by the results, did not deserve so much fervor of international activity."^[3]

Der Spiegel wrote: “After 150 long meters, the express gets stuck in an avalanche of snow and the film gets stuck in a conglomeration of boredom and acting mistakes (Silvana Pampanini and Eva Bartok), which proves once again that co-productions are often not just a cost - but also bring about a reduction in quality.”^[4]

The Lexikon des Internationales Films states: "One of the first major international co-productions with German participation after the Second World War: with popular film stars, but without speed, excitement and credibility."^[5]

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
^ "I. Krankenversicherungsgesetz vom 15.Juni 1883 (in der Fassung der Novelle)", Krankenversicherungsgesetz vom 15. Juni 1883 in der Fassung der Novelle vom 10. April 1892, De Gruyter, pp. 29–238, 1893-12-31, doi:10.1515/9783111528717-003, ISBN 9783111528717, retrieved 2022-03-29
^ "III. Kritik der Auffassung vom Kräftegleichgewicht als Voraussetzung der Yertragsfreiheit", Vertragsfreiheit und Kräftegleichgewicht, De Gruyter, pp. 11–15, 1995-12-31, doi:10.1515/9783110908695-003, ISBN 9783110908695, retrieved 2022-03-29
^ Harnischmacher, Michael (September 2003). "Lexikon des Internationalen Films. Kino, Fernsehen, Video, DVD". Publizistik. 48 (3): 365–366. doi:10.1007/s11616-003-0094-5. ISSN 0033-4006. S2CID 141332317.

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.

External links

Orient Express at IMDb

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[1] Orient Express at IMDb

[2] Wiesenthal p.26

[3] "I. Krankenversicherungsgesetz vom 15.Juni 1883 (in der Fassung der Novelle)", Krankenversicherungsgesetz vom 15. Juni 1883 in der Fassung der Novelle vom 10. April 1892, De Gruyter, pp. 29–238, 1893-12-31, doi:10.1515/9783111528717-003, ISBN 9783111528717, retrieved 2022-03-29

[4] "III. Kritik der Auffassung vom Kräftegleichgewicht als Voraussetzung der Yertragsfreiheit", Vertragsfreiheit und Kräftegleichgewicht, De Gruyter, pp. 11–15, 1995-12-31, doi:10.1515/9783110908695-003, ISBN 9783110908695, retrieved 2022-03-29

[5] Harnischmacher, Michael (September 2003). "Lexikon des Internationalen Films. Kino, Fernsehen, Video, DVD". Publizistik. 48 (3): 365–366. doi:10.1007/s11616-003-0094-5. ISSN 0033-4006. S2CID 141332317.

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