Denmark / Oct 17, 1949 / 15
1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A fractured portrait of desire and isolation, following a failing marriage and parallel stories of emotional entrapment as memories surface during a train journey through postwar Europe. Told through flashbacks and multiple narrative threads, the film signals Ingmar Bergman’s emerging mature style.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Törst |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | SF Studios |
| Release date | 17 ottobre 1949 |
| Production | Helge Hagerman |
| Writer | Herbert Grevenius, Birgit Tengroth |
| Editing | Oscar Rosander |
| Cinematography | Gunnar Fischer, Bengt Järnmark, Louis Huch |
| Assistant directors | Ingmar Bergman, Ingegerd Ericsson |
| Camera operators | Gunnar Fischer, Bengt Järnmark, Louis Huch |
| Additional photography | Gunnar Fischer, Bengt Järnmark, Louis Huch |
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| Production design | Nils Svenwall, Alva Lundin |
| Art direction | Nils Svenwall, Alva Lundin |
| Set decoration | Nils Svenwall, Alva Lundin |
| Music | Erik Nordgren, Gustav Halldin, Lennart Unnerstad, Eskil Eckert-Lundin |
| Sound | Erik Nordgren, Gustav Halldin, Lennart Unnerstad, Eskil Eckert-Lundin |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Sweden / Oct 17, 1949 / 15
Finland / Mar 21, 1952 / K-16
Physical media
Netherlands / Nov 23, 2005 / 12 / DVD
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