Directed by:
Roberto RosselliniCinematography:
Carlo CarliniComposer:
Renzo RosselliniVOD (1)
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Filmed in Munich, Fear finds Rossellini returning to the territory of Germany Year Zero a decade later, examining a nation in recovery and still suffering major psychological scars. But where the earlier film was framed in the neo-realist mode, Rossellini had started to produce more traditional genre narratives, in this case, noir. Bergman stars as Irene Wagner, a married woman carrying on an affair with Erich (Kurt Kreuger). However, Erich's sadistic former flame, Luisa (Renate Mannhardt), finds out Irene's secret and proceeds to blackmail her, turning the woman's life into an escalating nightmare eventually posing a threat to both herself and those around her. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Ingrid Bergman
Sweden
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Casablanca (1942)
Cactus Flower (1969)
Elise Aulinger
German Empire
Best movies:
Fear (1954)
Klaus Kinski
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Mathias Wieman
German Empire
Best movies:
Das verliebte Hotel (1933)
L'Atlantide (1932)
Little Dorrit (1934)
Kurt Kreuger
German Empire
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) - a.f.
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Renate Mannhardt
German Empire
Best movies:
Fear (1954)
Der Verlorene (1951)