Greece / May 29, 2025 / Re-Issue
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Frank Sundström | Interrogator |
| Vilgot Sjöman | TV Interviewer |
| Bengt Eklund | Guard on Jacobi's Expedition |
| Gösta Prüzelius | Pastor in the Interrogation Room |
| Willy Peters | Senior Officer |
| Barbro Hiort af Ornäs | Woman in the Refugee Boat |
| Agda Helin | Shopkeeper's Wife |
| Ellika Mann | Female Prison Guard in the Interrogation Room |
| Rune Lindström | Mr. Tjocke |
| Axel Düberg | Pilot |
| Lars Amble | Officer |
| Ulf Johansson | Doctor |
| Per Berglund | Soldier |
| Jan Bergman | Jacobi's Driver |
| Karl-Arne Bergman | Man in the Refugee Boat |
| Gregor Dahlman | Man |
| Nils Fogeby | Soldier |
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| Karl-Axel Forssberg | Secretary in the Interrogation Room |
| Åke Jörnfalk | Death Row |
| Eivor Kullberg | Woman in the Refugee Boat |
| Monica Lindberg | Woman |
| Stig Lindberg | Medical Assistant |
| Frej Lindqvist | Sadist Man in the Interrogation Room |
| Börje Lundh | Man in the Refugee Boat |
| Georg Skarstedt | Man in the Refugee Boat |
| Björn Thambert | Johan |
| Nils Whiten | Dead in the Interrogation Room |
| Brian Wikström | Man |
| Brita Öberg | Lady in the Interrogation Room |
Genres
WarDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Skammen |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | SF Studios, Cinematograph AB |
| Release date | 29 settembre 1968 |
| Production | Lars-Owe Carlberg |
| Writer | Ingmar Bergman |
| Editing | Ulla Ryghe, Louis Lindberg |
| Cinematography | Sven Nykvist, Einar Carlsson, Nils Fogeby, Börje Krogstad, Stig Limér, Roland Lundin |
| Assistant directors | Raymond Lundberg, Ingmar Bergman, Katinka Faragó |
| Lighting | Gerhard Carlsson, Georg Engstrand, Jan Nilsson |
| Camera operators | Sven Nykvist, Einar Carlsson, Nils Fogeby, Börje Krogstad, Stig Limér, Roland Lundin |
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| Additional photography | Sven Nykvist, Einar Carlsson, Nils Fogeby, Börje Krogstad, Stig Limér, Roland Lundin |
| Production design | P.A. Lundgren, Lennart Blomkvist, Karl-Arne Bergman, Arne Carlsson |
| Art direction | Lennart Blomkvist, P.A. Lundgren, Karl-Arne Bergman, Arne Carlsson |
| Set decoration | P.A. Lundgren, Lennart Blomkvist, Karl-Arne Bergman, Arne Carlsson |
| Special effects | Evald Andersson |
| Music | Evald Andersson, Berndt Frithiof, Olle Jakobsson, Lennart Engholm |
| Sound | Evald Andersson, Berndt Frithiof, Olle Jakobsson, Lennart Engholm |
| Costume design | Mago, Cecilia Drott, Börje Lundh, Helena Olofsson-Carmback, Eivor Kullberg |
| Makeup | Börje Lundh, Mago, Cecilia Drott, Helena Olofsson-Carmback, Eivor Kullberg |
| Hairstyling | Mago, Cecilia Drott, Börje Lundh, Helena Olofsson-Carmback, Eivor Kullberg |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Sweden / Sep 29, 1968 / 15
United States / Dec 23, 1968
Brazil / Jan 01, 1969 / e 16
Finland / Jan 03, 1969 / K-16
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Germany / Feb 21, 1969 / 16
France / Apr 30, 1969
Portugal / Sep 22, 1971
Physical media
United States / Nov 20, 2018 / Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema Blu-ray
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