Waiting Women

Ingmar Bergman
1952-11-03

The love affairs of three women - marital... premarital... and one marvelous surprise!
6.5
107 min

Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Rakel tells about the time she had an affair and confronted her husband with it. Marta's story is about how she at first refused to marry and had her child by herself. Karin tells about what happened when one time she and her husband got stuck in an elevator together. While the women tell their stories, Marta's younger sister Maj is planning to elope.

Cast

Name Character Team
Anita Björk Rakel Unowned
Eva Dahlbeck Karin Unowned
Maj-Britt Nilsson Marta Berg Unowned
Birger Malmsten Martin Lobelius, artist Unowned
Gunnar Björnstrand Fredrik Lobelius Unowned
Karl-Arne Holmsten Eugen Lobelius Unowned
Aino Taube Annette Unowned
Håkan Westergren Paul Lobelius Unowned
Gerd Andersson Maj, Marta's sister Unowned
Björn Bjelfvenstam Henrik Lobelius Unowned
Carl Ström Doctor Unowned
Märta Arbin Nurse Unowned
Naima Wifstrand Mrs. Lobelius Unowned
Douglas Håge Caretaker Unowned
Mona Geijer-Falkner Woman delievering newspapers Unowned
Wiktor Andersson Dustman Unowned
Jarl Kulle Kaj Unowned
Torsten Lilliecrona Waiter at the nightclub Unowned
Ingmar Bergman Man in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's (uncredited) Unowned
Kjell Nordenskiöld Unowned
Lena Brogren Unowned
Victor Violacci Unowned
Lil Yunkers Unowned
Sten Hedlund Unowned
Leif-Åke Kusbom Unowned
Jens Fischer Unowned
Rut Karlsson Unowned
Sten Mattsson Unowned
Gustav Roger Unowned
Inga Berggren Unowned
Rolf Ericson Unowned
Bengt-Arne Wallin Unowned
Åke Lindberg Unowned
Saidi Hultholm Unowned
Leon Lidvall Unowned