Torment

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Alf Sjöberg
Writer Ingmar Bergman (Writer)
Original Title Hets
Release Date October 2, 1944
Runtime 101 min (1h 41m)
Country Sweden
Language SV
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios SF Studios

Torment (1944)

Directed by Alf Sjöberg
• Written by Ingmar Bergman
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (89 votes) ⏱️ 101 min 🎬 Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

89 ratings
0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

Jan-Erik Widgren meets the lonely Bertha Olsson, a woman struggling with alcoholism. Though Bertha is already linked to Caligula, Jan-Erik's heartless teacher, she begins a relationship with the boy anyway. When Caligula learns that Jan-Erik is having an affair with Bertha, he begins to torture his student psychologically. He reserves his cruelest behavior for Bertha, however, which results in a tragic turn of events.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Alf Sjöberg
Alf Sjöberg
Director
 Writer Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Writer
 Stig Järrel
Stig Järrel
Caligula
 Alf Kjellin
Alf Kjellin
Jan-Erik Widgren
 Mai Zetterling
Mai Zetterling
Bertha Olsson
 Olof Winnerstrand
Olof Winnerstrand
Headmaster
 Gösta Cederlund
Gösta Cederlund
Pippi
 Hugo Björne
Hugo Björne
Dr. Nilsson
 Olav Riégo
Olav Riégo
Mr. Widgren
 Märta Arbin
Märta Arbin
Mrs. Widgren
 Jan Molander
Jan Molander
Pettersson
 Gunnar Björnstrand
Gunnar Björnstrand
Teacher
 Birger Malmsten
Birger Malmsten
Kreutz, student
 Stig Olin
Stig Olin
Sandman, student