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The Red Signal (film)

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The Red Signal
Directed byErnst Neubach
Written byAndré Cerf
Ernst Neubach
Herbert Victor
Based onThe Red Signal by Adolf Schütz and Paul Baudisch
Produced byErnst Neubach
StarringErich von Stroheim
Denise Vernac
Frank Villard
CinematographyRaymond Clunie
Edited byLouis Devaivre
Marcelle Lioret
Music byCurt Lewinnek
Production
company
Pen Films
Distributed byLes Films Georges Muller
Release date
  • 4 February 1949 (1949-02-04)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Red Signal (French: Le signal rouge) is a 1949 French drama film directed by Ernst Neubach and starring Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac and Frank Villard.[1] It is based on a novel of the same title by Adolf Schütz and Paul Baudisch.[2] It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon.

Synopsis

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In a small Austrian town, physician Mathias Berthold is haunted by the memory of his wife who died in a train accident. Under psychological strain he hears his wife's voice commanding him to "stop the train". In a trance-like state he attempts to sabotage the railway tracks, and is shot and wounded by the police. Realising his torment, he goes for treatment in a specialist clinic in Vienna. Doctor Irène Dreiser, who is sympathetic to Berthold, takes over his patients during his absence.

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References

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  1. ^ "Le Signal rouge de Ernst Neubach (1949) - Unifrance". UniFrance.org.
  2. ^ "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film", The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film, De Gruyter Saur, p. 23, 2011-09-08, doi:10.1515/9783110951943, ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3, retrieved 2024-02-09
  3. ^ Gobeil, Charlotte (1966). Hommage À Erich Von Stroheim, a Tribute, Compilation of Selected Articles and a Filmography. Canadian Film Institute. p. 50.

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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