The Silence
BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!
7.5(404) 1963-09-23 95 minDramaRomance
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.
ScreenplayIngmar Bergman
Original Music ComposerIvan Renliden
DirectorIngmar Bergman
ProducerAllan Ekelund
Cast & characters
Ingrid Thulin
as Ester
Gunnel Lindblom
as Anna
Birger Malmsten
as Bartender
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Håkan Jahnberg
as Hotel Steward
Jörgen Lindström
as Johan
Kotti Chave
as Officer in the Train Compartment
Lissi Alandh
as Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
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Leif Forstenberg
as Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
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Eskil Kalling
as Bar Owner (uncredited)
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Karl-Arne Bergman
as Paperboy (uncredited)
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Carl Andersson
as —
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Olof Huddén
as —
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Claes Esphagen
as —
