"The Silence" is about the emotional distance between two sisters. The younger one is still attractive enough to pick up a lover in a strange city. The older one -- even though she is very ill -- would like to make a human connection also but cannot leave the hotel room. Traveling with the sisters is a small boy who escapes into the hotel, meets a troupe of dwarfs. Which sister is this little boy's mother?

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The Silence (1963)

Drama · 1h 36m · 2/3/1964

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BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!

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"The Silence" is about the emotional distance between two sisters. The younger one is still attractive enough to pick up a lover in a strange city. The older one -- even though she is very ill -- would like to make a human connection also but cannot leave the hotel room. Traveling with the sisters is a small boy who escapes into the hotel, meets a troupe of dwarfs. Which sister is this little boy's mother?

Status

Released

Languages

Swedish, English, German, French, Spanish

Country

Sweden

Production Company

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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Cast
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Ingrid Thulin

Ester
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Gunnel Lindblom

Anna
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Birger Malmsten

The Bartender
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Håkan Jahnberg

The Waiter
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Jörgen Lindström

Johan
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Lissi Alandh

Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
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Karl-Arne Bergman

The Paperboy (uncredited)
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Leif Forstenberg

Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
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Eduardo Gutiérrez

Impressario (uncredited)
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Eskil Kalling

The Bar Owner (uncredited)
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Birger Lensander

The Doorkeeper (uncredited)
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Kristina Olausson

Anna (uncredited)
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Nils Waldt

The Cashier (uncredited)
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Olof Widgren

The Old Man (uncredited)
Crew
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Ingmar Bergman

Director
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Ingmar Bergman

Writer
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Disc Releases
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The Silence

(Blu-ray, Slip Case)

11/20/2018

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The Silence

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

8/19/2003

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