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78% Critic Match
The Virgin Spring
“Ravished innocence... brings terrible revenge!”
7.8 / 10• 1960• 1h 30m•NR• Swedish
DramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Max von Sydow
Töre
Lead
Birgitta Valberg
Märeta
Gunnel Lindblom
Ingeri
Birgitta Pettersson
Karin
Axel Düberg
Thin Herdsman
Allan Edwall
Beggar
Tor Isedal
Mute Herdsman
OP
Ove Porath
Boy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ingmar Bergman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Virgin Spring is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
