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The Silence

The Silence

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The Silence

"BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!"

1963

1h 35m

7.5(404 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ingrid Thulin

Ingrid Thulin

Ester

Gunnel Lindblom

Gunnel Lindblom

Anna

Birger Malmsten

Birger Malmsten

Bartender

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

Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)

Eskil Kalling

Bar Owner (uncredited)

Karl-Arne Bergman

Paperboy (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Written by: Ingmar Bergman
Produced by: Allan Ekelund

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