

Winter Light
1963-02-11 · 80 min · ★ 7.9
A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
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- Directors
- Ingmar Bergman
- Production companies
- SF Studios
- Countries
- Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ingrid ThulinMärta Lundberg
Gunnar BjörnstrandTomas Ericsson
Gunnel LindblomKarin Persson
Max von SydowJonas Persson
Allan EdwallAlgot Frövik
Kolbjörn KnudsenKnut Aronsson
Olof ThunbergFredrik Blom
Elsa Ebbesen-ThornbladMagdalena Ledfors
Tor BorongJohan Åkerblom (uncredited)
Eddie AxbergJohan Strand (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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