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BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD! - The Silence
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Title: The Silence

Release Date: 23 Sep 1963

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: SF Studios

Production Companies: SF Studios

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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Average Vote: 7.5 (364 votes)

Cast

  • Ester: Ingrid Thulin
  • Anna: Gunnel Lindblom
  • Bartender: Birger Malmsten
  • Hotel Steward: Håkan Jahnberg
  • Johan: Jörgen Lindström
  • Officer in the Train Compartment: Kotti Chave
  • Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited): Lissi Alandh
  • Man in Variety Hall (uncredited): Leif Forstenberg
  • Bar Owner (uncredited): Eskil Kalling
  • Paperboy (uncredited): Karl-Arne Bergman
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