On a gray morning, a circus caravan arrives in the town where Albert the ringmaster's family lives. He hasn't seen them for three years and has taken a mistress, the young and buxom Anne. Albert calls on his wife; Anne, jealous and wanting out, visits a theatrical troupe and lets an actor, Frans, seduce her in exchange for a necklace he says is valuable. Anne finds out it's worthless at about the same time Albert's wife declines to let him live with the family. Albert and Anne are stuck with the circus and each other; there's a show tonight, Frans will be there smirking and sardonic, the bear is mangy, the clown is as sour as they come, and suicide offers an exit.
Ake Gronberg | Albert Johansson | |
Harriet Andersson | Anne | |
Hasse Ekman | Frans | |
Anders Ek | Frost | |
Gudrun Brost | Alma | |
Annika Tretow | Agda | |
Erik Strandmark | Jens | |
Gunnar Bjornstrand | Mr. Sjuberg | |
Curt Löwgren | Blom | |
Kiki | The Dwarf | |
Lissi Alandh | Theatre Actress | |
Julie Bernby | Ropewalker | |
John W. Björling | Greven - Circus Artist | |
Naemi Briese | Mrs. Meijer - Circus Artist | |
Michael Fant | Fair Anton | |
Karl-Axel Forssberg | Theatre Actor | |
Ake Fridell | Artillery Officer | |
Erna Groth | Theatre Actress | |
Eric Gustafson | Policeman | |
Conrad Gyllenhammar | Fager - Circus Artist | |
Vanje Hedberg | Mrs. Ekberg's Son | |
Agda Helin | Theatre Actress | |
Mats Hådell | Lill-Albert - Albert and Agda's Youngest Son | |
Gunborg Larsson | Mrs. Tanti - Circus Artist | |
Gunnar Lindberg | Police Constable |
Director | Ingmar Bergman | |
Writer | Ingmar Bergman | |
Producer | Rune Waldekranz | |
Musician | Karl-Birger Blomdahl | |
Photography | Hilding Bladh, Sven Nykvist |
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Added Date | Jan 11, 2019 20:15:47 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:51 |
SPECIAL FEATURES
New 2K digital restoration (Blu-ray) or restored high-definition digital transfer of the film (DVD), with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Audio commentary from 2007 by Ingmar Bergman scholar Peter Cowie
Introduction by Bergman from 2003
PLUS: An essay by critic John Simon
Cover by Sarah Habibi