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Cast
Carla Candiani
as Muriel Winnifeld
Paola Barbara
as Renata
Maurizio D'Ancora
as The young suitor
Franco Coop
as Police inspector
Guglielmo Barnabò
as Deputy police inspector
Camillo Pilotto
as Laplace
Dria Paola
as Young prisoner
Elio Steiner
as Young prisoner
Carlo Tamberlani
as Young Prisoner
Eugenio Duse
as Crazy prisoner
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1939
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Mystery
Votes3
DirectorRaffaello Matarazzo
WritersMichelangelo Barricelli, Edoardo Anton, Raffaello Matarazzo
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Hotel of the Absent
About The Hotel of the Absent
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.
Directed by Raffaello Matarazzo, The Hotel of the Absent leans on a strong ensemble — Carla Candiani, Paola Barbara, Maurizio D'Ancora — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1939.
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