The Virgin Spring (1960)
1960 · Feature film · 89 min · dir. Ingmar Bergman
Ravished innocence... brings terrible revenge!
- Drama
Synopsis
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
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Details
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Writer
- Ulla Isaksson
- Composer
- Erik Nordgren
- Cinematography
- Sven Nykvist
- Studio
- SF Studios
- Released
- 1960-02-08
- Original title
- Jungfrukällan
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 2 nominations total
- Running time
- 89 minutes
Cast & crew
Ingmar Bergman Director
Birgitta Pettersson
Gudrun Brost
Axel Düberg
Tor Isedal
Birgitta Valberg
Oscar Ljung
Allan Edwall
Gunnel Lindblom
