Directed by:
Ingmar BergmanScreenplay:
Ingmar BergmanCinematography:
Göran StrindbergComposer:
Erland von KochCast:
Doris Svedlund, Birger Malmsten, Eva Henning, Hasse Ekman, Kenne Fant, Anders Henrikson, Irma Christenson, Birgit Lindkvist, Torsten Lilliecrona (more)Plots(1)
Martin, a director, is visited by his former teacher, who has been suffering from mental illness. The old professor has an idea for a new film: a film about hell and the devil, based on the premise that hell is here on earth and the devil has unlimited power over human lives. Martin mentions the idea to Tomas, a journalist, who writes film scripts. He believes the film could be a success, because he has met the ideal heroine, Birgitta-Carolina. She lives with her protector, Peter, and his sister, who do not hesitate to kill the child Birgitta-Carolina gives birth to. Exasperated, Birgitta-Carolina runs away, encounters Tomas, who is downcast himself after imagining he has murdered his wife, and the two of them live briefly together. But Birgitta-Carolina cannot bear to drag Tomas down with her. They part, and shortly thereafter she commits suicide in a cellar. Tomas returns to his wife. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Doris Svedlund
Sweden
Best movies:
Prison (1949)
The White Cat (1950)
Birger Malmsten
Sweden
Best movies:
The Silence (1963)
Face to Face (1976)
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Eva Henning
USA
Best movies:
Girl with Hyacinths (1950)
Prison (1949)
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Hasse Ekman
Sweden
Best movies:
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Prison (1949)
Thirst (1949)
Kenne Fant
Sweden
Best movies:
Prison (1949)
Anders Henrikson
Union between Sweden and Norway
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A Woman's Face (1938)
Prison (1949)
Miss Julie (1951)
Irma Christenson
Sweden
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The Best Intentions (1992)
Prison (1949)
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Birgit Lindkvist
Sweden
Best movies:
Prison (1949)
Night Is My Future (1948)
Torsten Lilliecrona
Sweden
Best movies:
Tjorven and Skrållan (1965)
Tjorven och Mysak (1966)
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Marianne Löfgren
Sweden
Best movies:
Girl with Hyacinths (1950)
Prison (1949)
Crisis (1946)
Curt Masreliez
Sweden
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Prison (1949)
Börje Mellvig
Sweden
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Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
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Inger Juel
Sweden
Best movies:
Prison (1949)
Britta Brunius
Sweden
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The Passion of Anna (1969)
Prison (1949)
Thirst (1949)
Åke Engfeldt
Sweden
Best movies:
Prison (1949)
Lasse Sarri
Sweden
Best movies:
Prison (1949)
Woman Without a Face (1947)
Inga Lindeström
Sweden
Best movies:
Prison (1949)
Britta Holmberg
Sweden
Best movies:
Prison (1949)
Gösta Ericsson
Sweden
Best movies:
Summer with Monika (1953)
Prison (1949)
John W. Björling
Union between Sweden and Norway
Best movies:
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
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Prison (1949)