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The Hotel of the Absent
The Hotel of the Absent
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The Hotel of the Absent

Original Title: L'Albergo Degli Assenti

1939
1h 30m
Crime
Mystery

Status

Released

Release

1939

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

The young lady-in-waiting of a millionairess is kidnapped, in her stead, by people who had an interest in the disappearance of the rich heiress. The girl is entrusted to a shady figure who has, for years, organized a special "hotel" where - in rigorous segregation - he holds prisoners the people entrusted to him by those who, for reasons of interest, have decreed their disappearance.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Jan 1, 1939
Languages
Italian
Director
Raffaello Matarazzo
Raffaello Matarazzo
Production
Oceano film
Oceano film
Production Countries
Italy

Top Cast

16 Cast Members

Carla Candiani

Carla Candiani

Muriel Winnifeld

Paola Barbara

Paola Barbara

Renata

Maurizio D'Ancora

Maurizio D'Ancora

The young suitor

Franco Coop

Police inspector

Guglielmo Barnabò

Guglielmo Barnabò

Deputy police inspector

Camillo Pilotto

Camillo Pilotto

Laplace

Dria Paola

Dria Paola

Young prisoner

Elio Steiner

Elio Steiner

Young prisoner

Carlo Tamberlani

Carlo Tamberlani

Young Prisoner

Eugenio Duse

Crazy prisoner

Renato Chiantoni

Renato Chiantoni

Prisoner

Pina Gallini

Prisoner

Dina Romano

The client

Alfredo Martinelli

Alfredo Martinelli

The cheated husband

Enzo Gainotti

The cook

Luigi Zerbinati

Luigi Zerbinati

The doctor

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