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Lisbon

Lisbon

1956Movie⏱️ 1h 30mApproved
AdventureCrimeDramaFilm-Noir
5.9
IMDB Rating
765 votes

High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. A smuggler is hired to kidnap the rich husband of an American woman who's just arrived in Lisbon.

Director
Ray Milland
Writers
John Tucker Battle, Martin Rackin, Lord Byron
Stars
Ray Milland, Maureen O'Hara, Claude Rains
Release Date
August 17, 1956
Language
English, Portuguese, French
Country
United States, Portugal
💬 27
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Ray Milland
Ray Milland
as Capt. Robert John Evans
Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara
as Sylvia Merrill
Claude Rains
Claude Rains
as Aristides Mavros
Yvonne Furneaux
Yvonne Furneaux
as Maria Madalena Massenet
Francis Lederer
Francis Lederer
as Serafim
Percy Marmont
Percy Marmont
as Lloyd Merrill
Jay Novello
Jay Novello
as Inspector João Casimiro Fonseca
Edward Chapman
Edward Chapman
as Edgar Selwyn
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Harold Jamieson
as Philip Norworth
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Humberto Madeira
as Toni

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Filming Location
Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal
Production
Republic Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Film NoirAdventureCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Thin on story, but with great players who make it work
by AlsExGal2016-10-05
6/10

"This obscure adventure romance from Republic may be thin on story but is, at least, distinguished by its lovely Technicolor photography shot on location in the title city and the pedigree of its Hollywood veteran cast, Ray Milland (who also directed), Maureen O'Hara and Claude Rains. The film is further blessed with a light, engaging Nelson Riddle song, "Lisbon Antigua," which plays throughout the proceedings. The Riddle song was a radio hit at the time, and is still pretty easily recognized. The story involves Milland as a smooth operating smuggler (his operations are always k..."

💡 Did You Know?

Nelson Riddle's instrumental recording of "Lisbon Antiga" (an ancient Portuguese melody) was already on the hit charts before this film was made. Republic publicity sent out a story that "Director/Producer Ray Milland took a recording of the music with him and had a Portuguese orchestra adapt it for a sequence in the picture".

📖 Synopsis

High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. A smuggler is hired to kidnap the rich husband of an American woman who's just arrived in Lisbon.