DramaRomance

Arch of Triumph

- The story of an outcast and a killer!

In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic, who practices medicine illegally and stalks his old Nazi enemy Haake with murder in mind. One rainy night, Ravic meets Joan Madou, a kept woman cast adrift by her lover's sudden death. Against Ravic's better judgment, they become involved in a doomed affair.

Release Date : 1948-02-17

Language :GermanEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Enterprise ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Joan Madou

Original Name : Ingrid Bergman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Ravic

Original Name : Charles Boyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ivon Haake

Original Name : Charles Laughton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boris Morosov

Original Name : Louis Calhern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kate Bergstroem

Original Name : Ruth Warrick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Veber

Original Name : Roman Bohnen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Verdun Hotel Manager

Original Name : J. Edward Bromberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madame Fessier

Original Name : Ruth Nelson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alex

Original Name : Stephen Bekassy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tattooed Waiter

Original Name : Curt Bois

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector

Original Name : Art Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Alidze

Original Name : Michael Romanoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Original Name : Byron Foulger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clarisse (uncredited)

Original Name : Fay Wall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Original Name : William Conrad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sommelier (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Manuel París

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irate Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Irene Ryan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gestapo Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : William Yetter Sr.

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-03

Despite featuring one of my favourite actors - Charles Laughton ("Haake"), Ingrid Bergman manages to drag this wartime drama down to an almost soporific pace as her character "Joan" is rescued from almost certain suicide by compassionate Czech doctor "Ravic" (Charles Boyer). Both are refugees fleeing the rise of the Nazis in Eastern Europe. She has what can only be described as a bit of a chequered past and the two now embark on what I felt to be rather a disjoined romance that didn't really convince me. When he is apprehended by the police - without papers, she takes up with a wealthy person and the intrigue rather loses it's way. Laughton is better as the brutal Nazi sophisticate upon whom "Ravic" intends revenge - but he features quite sparingly as the narrative ploddingly meanders towards a rather predictable conclusion. It must be said, though, that this is a really good looking film. Lewis Milestone and cinematographer Russell Metty really do create a seamy and gritty pre-war Paris - especially as their new occupiers move in, and life becomes extremely perilous for these two escapees. At times it is compelling and exciting, but for the most part it just burbles along providing little more than a vehicle for two stars who didn't really gel and for a third we don't see enough of.