The Silence

The Silence

7.5 | 1963-09-23 | Drama Romance

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.

Featured Crew

Sven Nykvist Director of Photography
Ingmar Bergman Director
Ulla Ryghe Editor
Allan Ekelund Producer
Ivan Renliden Original Music Composer
Ingmar Bergman Screenplay
Stig Flodin Sound
Bo Leverén Sound
Börje Lundh Makeup Artist
Tage Sjöberg Sound

Cast

Birger Malmsten
Birger Malmsten
Bartender
Håkan Jahnberg
Håkan Jahnberg
Hotel Steward
Kotti Chave
Kotti Chave
Officer in the Train Compartment
Lissi Alandh
Lissi Alandh
Woman in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Leif Forstenberg
Leif Forstenberg
Man in Variety Hall (uncredited)
Eskil Kalling
Eskil Kalling
Bar Owner (uncredited)
Karl-Arne Bergman
Karl-Arne Bergman
Paperboy (uncredited)

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