Summary
An all-knowing interlocutor guides us through a series of affairs in Vienna, 1900. A soldier meets an eager young lady of the evening.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 88Audiences 73GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer94%
Metascore82
Audience score82%
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.4
User score5.6
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most romances, −12 min on the typical 107
typical 10795Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
1950
September 27, 1950
76 years ago
Genres
RomanceComedyDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Academy Awards1952
- Best Art Direction, Black and White1952Nominated
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)1952Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more20 people
- Anton WalbrookRaconteur - le meneur de jeu
- Simone SignoretLéocadie, la prostitutée
- Serge ReggianiFranz, le soldat
- Simone SimonMarie, la femme de chambre
- Daniel GélinAlfred, le jeune homme
- Fernand GraveyCharles Breitkopf, son mari
- Gérard PhilipeLe comte
- Danielle DarrieuxEmma Breitkopf, la femme mariée
Jean-Louis BarraultThe Poet
Odette JoyeuxAnna, la grisette
Isa MirandaCharlotte
Jean ClarieuxLe brigadier sur le banc (uncredited)
Paulette Frantz(uncredited)- JLJean Landier(uncredited)
- RMRené Marjac(uncredited)
- MMMarcel MérovéeToni (uncredited)
Jean Ozenne(uncredited)
Robert VattierLe professeur Schüller (uncredited)- JVJacques Vertan(uncredited)
Charles VissièresLe concierge du théatre (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Max Ophüls Director, Adaptation
- Tony Aboyantz Assistant Director
- Paul Feyder Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Arthur Schnitzler Theatre Play
- Jacques Natanson Adaptation, Dialogue
Production · 3
- Ralph Baum Producer, Production Manager
- Sacha Gordine Producer
- Renée Bardon Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Christian Matras Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Léonide Azar Editor
Sound · 2
- Oscar Straus Original Music Composer
- Pierre-Louis Calvet Sound
Art · 3
- Jean d'Eaubonne Production Design
- Charles Merangel Set Designer
- Henri Vergnes Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Georges Annenkov Costume Design
- Carmen Brel Makeup Artist
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