

Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018-07-12 · 118 min · ★ 7.4
The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two films, released two of his most celebrated films and produced four plays and a TV movie while juggling with a complicated private life.
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- Directors
- Jane Magnusson
- Production companies
- B-Reel Films, SVT, Gotlands Filmfond, Film Capital Stockholm, Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning, Reel Ventures, Motlys, SF Studios
- Countries
- Norway, Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jane MagnussonSelf - Narrator (voice)
Agneta EkmannerSelf
Anita HaglöfSelf
Antonia PykSelf
Barbra StreisandSelf
Benny HaagSelf
Birgitta PetterssonSelf
Dick CavettSelf
Elliott GouldSelf
Gösta EkmanSelf
Gunnel LindblomSelf
Holly HunterSelf
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