''Arlberg Express'' (German: ''Arlberg-Express'') is a 1948 Austrian

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directed by

Eduard von Borsody Eduard von Borsody (; 13 June 1898 – 1 January 1970) was an Austrian cameraman, film editor, film director, and screenplay writer. Biography His film career began as a cameraman. Among his first jobs were three films on which Mihály Kertész ...

and starring

Paul Hubschmid Paul Hubschmid (; 20 July 1917 – 1 January 2002) was a Switzerland, Swiss actor. He was most notable for his role as Pygmalion (play), Henry Higgins in the German stage production of ''My Fair Lady''. In his Hollywood films he was billed as Pa ...

Elfe Gerhart Elfe Gerhart (1919–2007) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Fritsche p.232 She was married to the actor Paul Dahlke, and is sometimes known as Elfe Gerhart-Dahlke. Selected filmography * '' Finale'' (1938) * '' Konzert in Tirol'' (1938) ...

and

Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich (; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly worked in German cinema, but also collaborated ...

.Fritsche p.232 The film's sets were designed by the

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Julius von Borsody Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His youn ...

Synopsis

After returning to

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

following three years as a

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, Hans Leitner becomes mixed up a suitcase of stolen jewels and a gang of criminals. Eventually he attempts to escape on the

Orient Express The ''Orient Express'' was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company ''Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits'' (CIWL) that operated until 2009. The train traveled the length of continental Europe, w ...

Cast

as Hans Leitner *

as Christl Andermann *

as Barna * Hans Putz as Flori Reutner *

Hugo Gottschlich Hugo Gottschlich (1905–1984) was an Austrian stage and film actor, who specialised in Viennese character parts.Fritsche p.148 Later in his career he appeared frequently on television. Selected filmography * '' Arlberg Express'' (1948) * '' Freg ...

as Toni *

Otto Treßler Otto Treßler, also Otto Tressler, (13 April 1871 – 27 April 1965) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1915 and 1962. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria. He was a ...

as Tschurtschrntaler *

Alma Seidler Alma Seidler (1 June 1899 – 8 December 1977) was an Austrian actress. She was member of the Burgtheater for over 50 years. Biography Alma Seidler was born in Leoben, the daughter of Ernst Seidler von Feuchtenegg. The later Burgtheater dire ...

as Lissy *

Liesl Andergast Liesl is a feminine given name of German origin. It is a diminutive of Lieselotte and Elisabeth. Notable people with the name include: *Liesl Herbst (1903–1990), Austrian tennis player * Liesl Ischia, Australian diver * Liesl Jobson, South A ...

as Frau Steindl *

Melanie Horeschowsky Melanie Horeschowsky (1901–1983) was an Austrian stage, film and television actress.Giesen p.228 Selected filmography * ''The Prodigal Son'' (1934) * '' Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) * '' Another World'' (1937) * '' Clarissa'' (1941) * '' ...

as Frau Hellmann * Susanne Engelhart as Wirtschafterin * Josef Krastel as Der Dorflehrer * Gretl Rainer as Seine Frau

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1948 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 German-language thriller films {{Austria-film-stub