Cries and Whispers

12
1h 35m
1972
7.893 /10 (745)

Four women dressed in white in a mansion painted red... haunted by whispers and cries.

Overview

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.

Country : Sweden
Genre : Drama
Languages : svenska
Released Date: 1972-12-21

Top Billed Cast

Liv Ullmann

Maria

Ingrid Thulin

Karin

Kari Sylwan

Anna

Harriet Andersson

Agnes

Erland Josephson

David

Georg Årlin

Fredrik

Anders Ek

Isak

Henning Moritzen

Joakim

Ingmar Bergman

Narrator (voice)

Ingrid Sandell

Girl at a Family Gathering (uncredited)

Ingrid Bergman

Spectator

Linn Ullmann

Maria's Daughter

Inga Gill

Storyteller

Greta Johansson

Undertaker (uncredited)

Marianne Aubert

Rossana Mariano

Young Agnes (uncredited)

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