Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySam Wood
Screenplay byCasey Robinson
Based onSaratoga Trunk
1941 novel
by Edna Ferber
Produced byHal B. Wallis
Starring
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byRalph Dawson
Music byMax Steiner
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • November 21, 1945 (1945-11-21) (New York City)
  • March 30, 1946 (1946-03-30) (US)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,393,000
Box office$7,801,000

Saratoga Trunk is a 1945 American historical romance film, directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, and Flora Robson. Written by Casey Robinson, based on the 1941 novel Saratoga Trunk by Edna Ferber, the film is set in New Orleans and the upstate New York resort of Saratoga Springs. It follows the relationship of two characters with no social position because their parents suffered injustice. They seek to settle scores while romantically involved with one another. He is a Texas gambler. She is the daughter of an affair between a Creole aristocrat and his mistress. The title of the film has a dual meaning, referring to both a railroad line and model of luggage favored by elegant travelers.