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Shame

7.519681h 44mMovieWarDrama

In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.

DirectorIngmar Bergman
WriterIngmar Bergman
ProducerLars-Owe Carlberg

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Cast · Directed by Ingmar Bergman

LULiv Ullmann
Liv Ullmann
Eva Rosenberg
MSMax von Sydow
Max von Sydow
Jan Rosenberg
SFSigge Fürst
Sigge Fürst
Filip
GBGunnar Björnstrand
Gunnar Björnstrand
Mr. Jacobi
BVBirgitta Valberg
Birgitta Valberg
Mrs. Jacobi
HAHans Alfredson
Hans Alfredson
Lobelius
IKIngvar Kjellson
Ingvar Kjellson
Oswald
FSFrank Sundström
Frank Sundström
Interrogator
VSVilgot Sjöman
Vilgot Sjöman
TV Interviewer
BEBengt Eklund
Bengt Eklund
Guard on Jacobi's Expedition
GPGösta Prüzelius
Gösta Prüzelius
Pastor in the Interrogation Room
WPWilly Peters
Willy Peters
Senior Officer

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More from Ingmar Bergman · Director

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