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The Silence (1963)

BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Ingmar Bergman
Writer : Ingmar Bergman

Synopsis

Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.

Actors

Ingrid Thulin
Ingrid Thulin
Ester
Gunnel Lindblom
Gunnel Lindblom
Anna
Birger Malmsten
Birger Malmsten
Bartender
Håkan Jahnberg
Håkan Jahnberg
Hotel Steward
Jörgen Lindström
Jörgen Lindström
Johan
Kotti Chave
Kotti Chave
Officer in the Train Compartment
Lissi Alandh
Lissi Alandh
Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Leif Forstenberg
Leif Forstenberg
Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Eskil Kalling
Eskil Kalling
Bar Owner (uncredited)
Karl-Arne Bergman
Karl-Arne Bergman
Paperboy (uncredited)
Carl Andersson
Carl Andersson
Olof Huddén
Olof Huddén
Claes Esphagen
Claes Esphagen

Crews

Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Screenplay
Allan Ekelund
Allan Ekelund
Producer
Ivan Renliden
Ivan Renliden
Original Music Composer
Sven Nykvist
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Ulla Ryghe
Ulla Ryghe
Editor
P.A. Lundgren
P.A. Lundgren
Production Design
Marik Vos-Lundh
Marik Vos-Lundh
Costume Design
Bertha Sånnell
Bertha Sånnell
Costume Design
Stig Flodin
Stig Flodin
Sound
Bo Leverén
Bo Leverén
Sound
Tage Sjöberg
Tage Sjöberg
Sound
Börje Lundh
Börje Lundh
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

The Silence (1963) Original Trailer [FHD]

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