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28/08/1957 Drama 1h 31m
80
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Overview

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

  1. Ingmar Bergman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Victor Sjöström

    Professor Isak Borg

  2. Bibi Andersson

    Sara

  3. Ingrid Thulin

    Marianne

  4. Gunnar Björnstrand

    Evald

  5. Jullan Kindahl

    Agda

  6. Folke Sundquist

    Anders

  7. Björn Bjelfvenstam

    Viktor

  8. Naima Wifstrand

    Isak's Mother

  9. Gunnel Broström

    Mrs. Alman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-04
There's a great scene near the start of this film that sees an horse-drawn hearse get it's wheel caught between the kerb and a lamp-post. The horses persist in moving forward, the wheel comes off and we have a coffin exposed in the middle of a deserted street. A passer-by approaches the coffin only to find it's occupant still alive - and, worse still, it's him! It's "Dr. Borg" (Victor Sjöström). Is it portentous? Well it made me smile anyway, as does quite a lot of this thought-provoking drama. It centres around this learned man who is to travel to Lund next day to receive a great honour for...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Swedish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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