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Jacques CompanéezVitaliano Brancati>Aldo De BenedettiAgenore Incrocci>Vittorio Nino Novarese}}| narrator =Silvana PampaniniHenri Vidal>Eva Bartok}}Renzo Rossellini (composer)>Renzo Rossellini| cinematography = Luciano Tonti| editing = Roberto CinquiniFono RomaLa Société des Films Sirius>Meteor-Film}}| distributor = CEI Incom 195408|df=yes}}| runtime = 100 minutesItalyWest Germany}}| language = Italian| budget =| gross =}}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.{{IMDb title|0047312|Orient Express}} 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.Wiesenthal p.26

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."{{Citation |title=I. Krankenversicherungsgesetz vom 15.Juni 1883 (in der Fassung der Novelle) |date=1893-12-31 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783111528717-003 |work=Krankenversicherungsgesetz vom 15. Juni 1883 in der Fassung der Novelle vom 10. April 1892 |pages=29–238 |publisher=De Gruyter |doi=10.1515/9783111528717-003 |isbn=9783111528717 |access-date=2022-03-29}}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.”{{Citation |title=III. Kritik der Auffassung vom Kräftegleichgewicht als Voraussetzung der Yertragsfreiheit |date=1995-12-31 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110908695-003 |work=Vertragsfreiheit und Kräftegleichgewicht |pages=11–15 |publisher=De Gruyter |doi=10.1515/9783110908695-003 |isbn=9783110908695 |access-date=2022-03-29}}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."JOURNAL, Harnischmacher, Michael, September 2003, Lexikon des Internationalen Films. Kino, Fernsehen, Video, DVD,weblink Publizistik, 48, 3, 365–366, 10.1007/s11616-003-0094-5, 141332317, 0033-4006,

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

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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External links

• {{IMDb title|0047312|Orient Express}}

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