Synopsis
Returning home after seven years at sea, a sailor relives his youth aboard a salvage ship dominated by his abusive father, recalling love, betrayal, and the desire to escape. Told in flashback, the film explores family conflict, longing, and moral reckoning in an early milestone of Ingmar Bergman’s career.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
59 audience votes
Key crew
- Ingmar BergmanDirector
- Erland von KochOriginal Music Composer
- Ingmar BergmanScreenplay
Cast
- Holger LöwenadlerCaptain Alexander Blom
- Anna LindahlAlice Blom
- Birger MalmstenJohannes Blom
- Gertrud FridhSally
- Naemi BrieseSelma
- Hjördis PettersonSofi
- Lasse KrantzHans
- Jan MolanderBertil
- Erik HellPekka
- Åke FridellVariety Hall Manager
- Ingrid BorthenGirl on the Street (uncredited)
- Peter LindgrenA Foreign Crew Member (uncredited)