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Hour of the Wolf
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Synopsis
The Hour of the Wolf (original Swedish title: Vargtimmen) is Ingmar Bergman's spin on the demons that plague his fellow creative artists. Max von Sydow plays a painter who, while spending a summer in seclusion with his pregnant wife Liv Ullmann, is visited by bizarre and disturbing visions. Before long, Ullmann is also experiencing her husband's hallucinations; one of these, an old, faceless woman, advises Ullmann to read Von Sydow's diary. Doing so, Ullmann discovers that her husband has been cheating on her with Ingrid Thulin. In the subsequent domestic squabble, Von Sydow shoots and wounds his wife. The artist's punishment for this behavior is to have his lover, now dead, spring back to life and humiliate him in full view of Ullmann. Hour of the Wolf has something to say about the dangers of artists becoming too self-centered and self-involved; one hopes that most artists are not as thoroughly punished (or punishable) as Max Von Sydow. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Bertil Anderberg Ernst Von Merkens
Gertrud Fridh Corinne Von Merkens
Lenn Hjortzberg Kreisler
Ulf Johansson Curator Heerbrand
Georg Rydeberg Lindhorst
Max von Sydow Johan
Naima Wifstrand Lady with the hat
Erland Josephson Baron Von Merkens
Liv Ullmann Alma

Production Crew

Marik Vos-Lundh Art Director
Sven Nykvist Cinematographer
Lars Johan Werle Composer (Music Score)
Mago Costume Designer
Ingmar Bergman Director
Ulla Ryghe Editor
Johann Sebastian Bach Featured Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Featured Music
Lars-Owe Carlberg Producer
Ingmar Bergman Screenwriter
Marik Vos-Lundh Set Designer
Alan Blair Songwriter
Evald Andersson Special Effects
Year: 1968
Runtime: 89
Country: Sweden
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Horror

Produced by
Swedish Film Production

Awards
1968 - Best Foreign Film - New York Film Critics Circle