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The Virgin Spring

The Virgin Spring
★ 7.8/10•1960•1h 30m•16•Drama•History

Ravished innocence... brings terrible revenge!

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.

Ulla Isaksson · Screenplay

Ingmar Bergman · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageSV
Release DateFeb 8, 1960
Revenue$700,000

Actors

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Töre

Birgitta Valberg

Birgitta Valberg

Märeta

Gunnel Lindblom

Gunnel Lindblom

Ingeri

Birgitta Pettersson

Birgitta Pettersson

Karin

Axel Düberg

Axel Düberg

Thin Herdsman

Allan Edwall

Allan Edwall

Beggar

Tor Isedal

Tor Isedal

Mute Herdsman

Ove Porath

Boy

Axel Slangus

Axel Slangus

Bridge Keeper

Gudrun Brost

Gudrun Brost

Frida

Oscar Ljung

Oscar Ljung

Simon

Tor Borong

Tor Borong

Farm-hand

Leif Forstenberg

Farm-hand

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