Le signal rouge (1949)

Director:

Ernst Neubach

Writers:

Adolf Schütz (novel), Paul Baudisch (novel),

Stars:

Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac, Franck Villard

Cast

Credited cast:
Erich von Stroheim	...	Le docteur Mathias Berthold
Denise Vernac	...	Dr. Irène Dreiser
Franck Villard	...	Ing. Nicolas Riedel
Yves Deniaud	...	Le clochard Emil
Pierre Sergeol	...	Le commissaire
Claude Chenard	...	Poldi Paladi, chanteuse
Roland Clair	...	Peter
Marcel Maupi	...	Le contremaître (as Maupi)
Jules Dorpe	...	Le chef de gare (as Dorpe)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Gabert	...	Le gendarme (as Gabert)
Claire Gérard	...	Marie
Jean-François Martial	...	Le contrôleur
Reggie Nalder

Storyline

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

4 February 1949 (France)

Also Known As:

Das rote Signal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pen Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

A train running through the middle of my head....

Von Stroheim portrays one more time a tormented soul,a physician whose wife was killed when two trains collided.In his mind,he can still hear his wife whisper "Stop the train!stop it!" .At night,he goes to the railroad track and becomes a saboteur;but when he comes back to his house,he cannot remember what he has done.A female colleague who takes care of his son (Denise Vernac,V.Stroheim's wife)discovers his secret and suggests he go to Vienna and consult a psychiatrist.When he returns ,he is cured...or he seems to be cured..

Sadly ,neither the screenplay nor the supporting characters are up to scratch.You do not have to be Hercule Poirot to guess why the glasses are on the track.Fans of Von Stroheim may be interested in this movie though.