The film that catapulted Ingmar Bergman to the forefront of world cinema is the director's richest, most humane movie. Traveling to receive an honorary degree, professor Isak Borg (masterfully played by the veteran Swedish director Victor Sjostrom) is forced to face his past, come to terms with his faults, and accept his approaching death. Through flashbacks and fantasies, dreams and nightmares, Wild Strawberries captures a startling voyage of self-discovery and renewed belief in mankind.
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Written by
Ingmar Bergman
Starring
Victor Sjöström (Dr. Isak Borg); Bibi Andersson (Sara); Ingrid Thulin (Marianne Borg); Gunnar Björnstrand (Dr. Evald Borg); Jullan Kindahl (Agda); Folke Sundquist (Anders); Björn Bjelfvenstam (Viktor); Naima Wifstrand (Mrs. Borg, Isak's Mother); Gunnel Broström (Mrs. Alman); Gertrud Fridh (Karin Borg, Isak's wife); Sif Ruud (Aunt Olga); Gunnar Sjöberg (Sten Alman / The Examiner); Max von Sydow (Henrik Åkerman); Åke Fridell (Karin's lover); Yngve Nordwall (Uncle Aron). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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