To Joy

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Ingmar Bergman
Writer Ingmar Bergman (Writer)
Original Title Till glädje
Release Date February 20, 1950
Runtime 99 min (1h 39m)
Country Sweden
Language SV
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios SF Studios

To Joy (1950)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman
• Written by Ingmar Bergman
⭐ 3.4 / 5 (79 votes) ⏱️ 99 min 🎬 Romance, Drama, Music

Ratings Breakdown:

79 ratings
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Synopsis

A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Director
 Writer Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Writer
 Maj-Britt Nilsson
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Olsson
 Stig Olin
Stig Olin
Stig Eriksson
 Birger Malmsten
Birger Malmsten
Marcel
 John Ekman
John Ekman
Mikael Bro
 Margit Carlqvist
Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro
 Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Sönderby
 Sif Ruud
Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)
 Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson
Bertil (uncredited)
 Ernst Brunman
Ernst Brunman
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
 Georg Skarstedt
Georg Skarstedt
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
 Svea Holst
Svea Holst
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
 Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)