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Four women dressed in white in a mansion painted red... haunted by whispers and cries. - Cries and Whispers
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Title: Cries and Whispers

Release Date: 21 Dec 1972

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Drama

Director: Cinematograph AB, Svenska Filminstitutet

Production Companies: Cinematograph AB, Svenska Filminstitutet

Overview: As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.9 (690 votes)

Cast

  • Maria: Liv Ullmann
  • Karin: Ingrid Thulin
  • Anna: Kari Sylwan
  • Agnes: Harriet Andersson
  • David: Erland Josephson
  • Fredrik: Georg Årlin
  • Isak: Anders Ek
  • Joakim: Henning Moritzen
  • Narrator (voice): Ingmar Bergman
  • Girl at a Family Gathering (uncredited): Ingrid Sandell
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