The Silence

Ingmar Bergman
1963-09-23

BERGMAN at his most POWERFUL! SHOCKING! BOLD!
7.5
95 min

Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.

Cast

Name Character Team
Ingrid Thulin Ester Unowned
Gunnel Lindblom Anna Unowned
Birger Malmsten Bartender Unowned
Håkan Jahnberg Hotel Steward Unowned
Jörgen Lindström Johan Unowned
Kotti Chave Officer in the Train Compartment Unowned
Lissi Alandh Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Leif Forstenberg Man in Variety Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Eskil Kalling Bar Owner (uncredited) Unowned
Karl-Arne Bergman Paperboy (uncredited) Unowned
Carl Andersson Unowned
Olof Huddén Unowned
Claes Esphagen Unowned