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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]

Arlberg Express
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	Margarete Smolka
Music by	Wolfgang Ruß-Bovelino
Production company	Donau-Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Renaissance-Film Herzog-Filmverleih (Germany)
Release date	8 June 1948
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

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

Bibliography

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

External links

• Arlberg Express at IMDb

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