Top billed cast

1. 

   Max von Sydow

   Johan Borg

2. 

   Liv Ullmann

   Alma Borg

3. 

   Gertrud Fridh

   Corinne von Merkens

4. 

   Georg Rydeberg

   Lindhorst

5. 

   Erland Josephson

   Baron von Merkens

6. 

   Naima Wifstrand

   Old Lady with Hat

7. 

   Ulf Johansson

   Heerbrand

8. 

   Gudrun Brost

   Gamla Fru von Merkens

9. 

   Bertil Anderberg

   Ernst von Merkens

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2020-04-05

Now is when most nightmares come to us...

Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) is written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It stars Max Von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gertrud Fridh, Georg Rydeberg and Ingrid Thulin. Music is by Lars Johan Werle and cinematography by Sven Nyquist.

While vacationing on a remote Scandanavian island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.

Is this really Ingmar Bergman's only genuine horror movie? I would argue that pretty much most of his movies have horrific elements. That said, this one is haunting...read the rest

Recommendations

1. The Lighthouse74%
2. mother!69%
3. Caveat63%
4. He's Out There59%
5. Infinity Pool60%
6. Before I Wake64%
7. Maniac60%
8. Old63%
9. Repulsion74%
10. The Rule of Jenny Pen61%
11. Eraserhead73%
12. The Others76%
13. Disturbing Behavior58%
14. Watcher64%
15. Images67%
16. Antichrist66%
17. Begotten59%
18. Presence61%
19. Insidious69%
20. Pink Floyd: The Wall79%

Status
Released

Original Language
Swedish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• island
• nightmare
• isolation
• insanity
• artist
• diary
• castle
• insomnia
• surrealism
• black and white
• gothic
• pregnant wife
• voyeurism
• breakdown