Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor’s own first love.
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Film Cast:
- Professor Isak Borg: Victor Sjöström
- Sara: Bibi Andersson
- Marianne Borg: Ingrid Thulin
- Evald Borg: Gunnar Björnstrand
- Agda: Jullan Kindahl
- Anders: Folke Sundquist
- Viktor: Björn Bjelfvenstam
- Mrs. Borg – Isak’s Mother: Naima Wifstrand
- Berit Alman: Gunnel Broström
- Karin Borg – Isak’s Wife: Gertrud Fridh
- Aunt Olga: Sif Ruud
- Sten Alman: Gunnar Sjöberg
- Henrik Åkerman: Max von Sydow
- Karin’s Lover: Åke Fridell
- Uncle Aron: Yngve Nordwall
- Sigfrid Borg: Per Sjöstrand
- Sigbritt Borg: Gio Petré
- Charlotta Borg: Gunnel Lindblom
- Angelica Borg: Maud Hansson
- Eva Åkerman: Ann-Marie Wiman
- Anna Borg: Eva Norée
- Kristina Borg: Lena Bergman
- Birgitta Borg: Monica Ehrling
- Hagbart Borg (uncredited): Per Skogsberg
- Benjamin Borg (uncredited): Göran Lundquist
- The Manager (uncredited): Helge Wulff
- Sigbritt’s Baby (uncredited): Peder Hellman
- Elisabeth (uncredited): Vendela Rudbäck
- Mr. Borg – Isak’s Father (uncredited): Ulf Johanson
- Conductor (uncredited): Erik Nordgren
- (uncredited): Harry Asklund
- Professor Tiger (uncredited): Josef Norman
- Bishop (uncredited): Gunnar Olsson
Film Crew:
- Script Supervisor: Katinka Faragó
- Director: Ingmar Bergman
- Producer: Allan Ekelund
- Original Music Composer: Erik Nordgren
- Director of Photography: Gunnar Fischer
- Original Music Composer: Göte Lovén
- Editor: Oscar Rosander
- Production Design: Gittan Gustafsson
- Costume Design: Millie Ström
- Makeup Artist: Nils Nittel
- Sound Designer: Aaby Wedin
- Assistant Director: Gösta Ekman
- Sound Mixer: Sven Rudestedt
- Property Master: Karl-Arne Bergman
- Still Photographer: Louis Huch
- Location Manager: Sven Sjönell
- First Assistant Camera: Björn Thermænius
- Sound Designer: Lennart Wallin
Movie Reviews:
- Andres Gomez: Bergman talks about the meaning of life and the pass of time.
Great cast, that will repeat in several of Bergman’s movies and remarkable performances from Ingrid Thulin and Victor Sjöström.