Overview

A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.

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Box office
Grossed $6.53M worldwide on a $6.9M budget
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Setting
Set in Sweden and London
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Music
Music by Carl Michael Bellman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sven Nykvist
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Details

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Writer: Ingmar BergmanWriter
Original title: Beröringen
Status: Released
Release date: July 14, 1971
Original language: Swedish
Budget: $6.9M
Revenue: $6.5M
Countries: Sweden, United States of America

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Production

ABC Pictures
Cinematograph AB

Cast

Elliott GouldDavid Kovac
Bibi AnderssonKarin Vergerus
Max von SydowAndreas Vergerus
Sheila ReidSara Kovac
Margaretha ByströmSecretary to Andreas Vergerus
Elsa Ebbesen-ThornbladHospital Matron
Barbro Hiort af OrnäsKarin's Mother
Åke LindströmDr. Holm
Aino Taube
Mimmo WåhlanderNurse
Dennis Gotobed
Karin Gry
Staffan Hallerstam
Maria Nolgård
Erik Nyhlén
Bengt Ottekil
Alan Simon
Per Sjöstrand
Carol Zavis