Bergman: A Year in a Life

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1h 58m
2018
7.4 /10 (39)

Overview

The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two films, released two of his most celebrated films and produced four plays and a TV movie while juggling with a complicated private life.

Country : Norway, Sweden
Languages : English, Français, svenska, Deutsch
Released Date: 2018-07-12

Top Billed Cast

Jane Magnusson

Self - Narrator (voice)

Agneta Ekmanner

Self

Anders Thunberg

Self

Anita Haglöf

Self

Antonia Pyk

Self

Arne Strömgren

Self

Arnold Weinstein

Self

Barbra Streisand

Self

Bengt Wanselius

Self

Benny Haag

Self

Birgit de Geer

Self

Birgitta Pettersson

Self

Dag Bergman

Self

Dick Cavett

Self

Elliott Gould

Self

Gösta Ekman

Self

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