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The Virgin Spring

1960 · 90 min · Director: Ingmar Bergman ★ IMDb 8 · 34,253 ratings

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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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The Virgin Spring (1960) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.

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Cast

BV
Birgitta Valberg

GL
Gunnel Lindblom

Ingeri

BP
Birgitta Pettersson

AE
Allan Edwall

Beggar

TI
Tor Isedal

OP
Ove Porath

AS
Axel Slangus

GB
Gudrun Brost

GB
Gudrun Brost

Frida

OL
Oscar Ljung

Simon

TB
Tor Borong

Farm-hand

LF
Leif Forstenberg

Farm-hand

Details

Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Written by
Ulla Isaksson
Type
Movies
Released
1960
Runtime
90 min
Country
Sweden
Genres
Drama, History
Ratings
★ IMDb 8 · 34,253 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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