Arlberg Express

1948 film
  • 8 June 1948 (1948-06-08)
Running time
96 minutesCountryAustriaLanguageGerman

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
  • Liesl Andergast as Frau Steindl
  • Melanie Horeschowsky as Frau Hellmann
  • Susanne Engelhart as Wirtschafterin
  • Josef Krastel as Der Dorflehrer
  • Gretl Rainer as Seine Frau

References

  1. ^ Fritsche p.232

Bibliography

  • Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

  • Arlberg Express at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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