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In the White City poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.9 / 100
1983·Drama / Romance·1h 48m

IN THE WHITE CITY

Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

Above the Line
Alain Tanner·DirectorAlain Tanner·ScreenplayAcácio de Almeida·Director of PhotographyJean-Luc Barbier·Original Music ComposerLaurent Uhler·Editor
Cast
Bruno Ganz·PaulTeresa Madruga·RosaJulia Vonderlinn·ÉlisaJosé Carvalho·JoséVictor Costa·WaiterFrancisco Baião·Thief #1José Wallenstein·Thief #2Lídia Franco·Woman at BarPedro Efe·Rosa's FriendCecília Guimarães·Woman on Train
Full Crew
(27 credits)
Directing· 8
Alain Tanner·DirectorSophie Enderlin·Script SupervisorJean-Louis Porchet·Assistant DirectorJoão Pedro Ruivo·Second Assistant DirectorJoão Canijo·Second Assistant DirectorChristiane Chenevière·First Assistant DirectorAntónio Gonçalo·Assistant DirectorJosé Maria Vaz da Silva·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Alain Tanner·Screenplay
Camera· 5
Acácio de Almeida·Director of PhotographyMário Castanheira·Still PhotographerGabriel Lopes·Still PhotographerJoaquim Amaral·Key GripAndré Pinkus·Key Grip
Editing· 2
Laurent Uhler·EditorMicheline Danielewicz·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Jean-Luc Barbier·Original Music ComposerLaurent Barbey·Sound MixerJean-Paul Mugel·Sound Engineer
Art & Design· 1
Maria José Branco·Production Design
Production· 5
Alain Tanner·Executive ProducerPaulo Branco·Executive ProducerPaulo Branco·ProducerAntónio Vaz da Silva·ProducerAlain Tanner·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Jorge Caldas·GafferBenjamin Lehmann·Gaffer
By the Numbers
76.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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