The Night Porter
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The Night Porter is a controversial 1974 Italian psychological drama film that explores a sadomasochistic relationship between a former Nazi officer and a concentration camp survivor, noted for its provocative themes and Charlotte Rampling’s haunting performance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Night Porter canonical | 11 |
| The Night Porter (1974 film) | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Night Porter Context triple: [Charlotte Rampling, notableWork, The Night Porter]
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A.
Mauthausen Trilogy
The Mauthausen Trilogy is a powerful song cycle by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, based on poems about the Holocaust and the experiences of prisoners in the Mauthausen concentration camp.
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B.
Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz is the English-language title of Primo Levi’s seminal Holocaust memoir recounting his experiences and reflections as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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C.
Sonderkommando 4a
Sonderkommando 4a was a Nazi Einsatzkommando unit of Einsatzgruppe C responsible for mass shootings and genocidal operations, particularly against Jews, in the occupied Soviet Union during World War II.
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D.
Galgenlieder
Galgenlieder is a famous collection of humorous and linguistically playful nonsense poems by German writer Christian Morgenstern.
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E.
From the Ashes of Sobibor: A Story of Survival
From the Ashes of Sobibor: A Story of Survival is a Holocaust memoir by Sobibor death camp survivor Thomas Blatt, recounting his experiences before, during, and after the camp uprising.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Night Porter Target entity description: The Night Porter is a controversial 1974 Italian psychological drama film that explores a sadomasochistic relationship between a former Nazi officer and a concentration camp survivor, noted for its provocative themes and Charlotte Rampling’s haunting performance.
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A.
Mauthausen Trilogy
The Mauthausen Trilogy is a powerful song cycle by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, based on poems about the Holocaust and the experiences of prisoners in the Mauthausen concentration camp.
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B.
Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz is the English-language title of Primo Levi’s seminal Holocaust memoir recounting his experiences and reflections as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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C.
Sonderkommando 4a
Sonderkommando 4a was a Nazi Einsatzkommando unit of Einsatzgruppe C responsible for mass shootings and genocidal operations, particularly against Jews, in the occupied Soviet Union during World War II.
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D.
Galgenlieder
Galgenlieder is a famous collection of humorous and linguistically playful nonsense poems by German writer Christian Morgenstern.
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E.
From the Ashes of Sobibor: A Story of Survival
From the Ashes of Sobibor: A Story of Survival is a Holocaust memoir by Sobibor death camp survivor Thomas Blatt, recounting his experiences before, during, and after the camp uprising.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
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film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Amedeo Amodio
NERFINISHED
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Charlotte Rampling ⓘ Dirk Bogarde ⓘ Gabriele Ferzetti ⓘ Isa Miranda ⓘ Philippe Leroy ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Lucia is a concentration camp survivor
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Max is a former Nazi SS officer ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Alfio Contini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversial | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfProduction | Italy ⓘ |
| director | Liliana Cavani ⓘ |
| distributor | Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico ⓘ |
| editedBy | Franco Arcalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Holocaust film
ⓘ
erotic drama ⓘ historical drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lucia
ⓘ
Max ⓘ |
| musicBy | Daniele Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Charlotte Rampling’s performance
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controversial treatment of Holocaust themes ⓘ depiction of a sadomasochistic relationship between a former Nazi officer and a concentration camp survivor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Il portiere di notte ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Gordon Edwards ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lotar Film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Italo Moscati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liliana Cavani ⓘ Suso Cecchi d’Amico ⓘ
linked to:
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
|
| setInLocation | Vienna ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| setInYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| stars |
Charlotte Rampling
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Dirk Bogarde ⓘ |
| theme |
erotic obsession
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fascism ⓘ power and submission ⓘ sadomasochism ⓘ trauma and memory ⓘ |
| title | The Night Porter ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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