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Title: Shame

Release Date: 29 Sep 1968

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: War, Drama

Director: SF Studios, Cinematograph AB

Production Companies: SF Studios, Cinematograph AB

Overview: In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (219 votes)

Cast

  • Eva Rosenberg: Liv Ullmann
  • Jan Rosenberg: Max von Sydow
  • Filip: Sigge Fürst
  • Mr. Jacobi: Gunnar Björnstrand
  • Mrs. Jacobi: Birgitta Valberg
  • Lobelius: Hans Alfredson
  • Oswald: Ingvar Kjellson
  • Interrogator: Frank Sundström
  • TV Interviewer: Vilgot Sjöman
  • Guard on Jacobi's Expedition: Bengt Eklund
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