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Hour of the Wolf
Vargtimmen
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
1968•1h 29m•NR•★ 7.6
Drama / Horror
Synopsis
On an isolated, storm-battered Baltic island, an agonizingly disturbed painter suffering from severe insomnia recounts his descent into madness and demonic hallucinations to his pregnant wife during the darkest hour before dawn. Ingmar Bergman's sole psychological gothic horror film starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorIngmar Bergman
WriterIngmar Bergman
CinematographySven Nykvist
MusicLars Johan WerleLars Johan Werle
Principal Cast
Max von SydowJohan Borg
Liv UllmannAlma Borg
Gertrud FridhCorinne von Merkens
Georg RydebergLindhorst
Erland JosephsonBaron von Merkens
Naima WifstrandOld Lady with Hat
Ulf JohanssonHeerbrand
Gudrun BrostGamla Fru von Merkens
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Runtime1h 29m (89 mins)
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DirectorIngmar Bergman
LanguagesSwedish
CountrySE
StudioSvensk Filmindustri
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