A Ship to India
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A Ship to India is a 1947
Swedish film
directed and written by Ingmar Bergman
. It is one of his earlier and lesser-known works.
The film tells the story of the past of the character Johannes during an ocean voyage to India, along with his cruel father, his mother, and a female traveler with whom Johannes falls in love.
The movie contains sequences of despair and anguish. Birger Malmsten, who plays the lead character Johannes and who will be seen in several later Bergman films, is immensely likable and compelling as the hunchback son who finally stands up to his despotic father.
The film is about the relationships within a family, a subject with which Bergman often dealt in later films, and uses other common devices of Bergman such as the hard father figure or the silence and cruelty of God.
The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival
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1947 in film
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
Swedish film
Cinema of Sweden
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...
directed and written by Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
. It is one of his earlier and lesser-known works.
The film tells the story of the past of the character Johannes during an ocean voyage to India, along with his cruel father, his mother, and a female traveler with whom Johannes falls in love.
The movie contains sequences of despair and anguish. Birger Malmsten, who plays the lead character Johannes and who will be seen in several later Bergman films, is immensely likable and compelling as the hunchback son who finally stands up to his despotic father.
The film is about the relationships within a family, a subject with which Bergman often dealt in later films, and uses other common devices of Bergman such as the hard father figure or the silence and cruelty of God.
The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival
1947 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :The entire jury at this festival were French.*Georges Huisman *Raymond Borderie *Georges Carriere *Chosson *Joseph Dotti *Escoute *Jean Grémillon...
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Cast
- Birger MalmstenBirger MalmstenBirger Malmsten was a Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.-Selected filmography:*It Rains on Our Love *A Ship to India *Music in Darkness *Eva...
– Johannes Blom - Holger LöwenadlerHolger LöwenadlerHolger Löwenadler was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's 1947 film A Ship to India. He appeared in the 1951 film Divorced, which was written by Bergman...
– Kapten Blom - Anna LindahlAnna LindahlAnna Lindahl was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 19 films between 1925 and 1949.-External links:...
– Alice Blom - Gertrud FridhGertrud FridhGertrud Fridh was a Swedish stage and film actress.Born in Gothenburg, Fridh later studied acting at Gothenburg City Theatre's acting school from 1941 to 1944. She worked in the 1940s and 50s at the city theatres in Gothenburg and Malmö...
– Sally - Naemi BrieseNaemi BrieseNaemi Briese was a Swedish film actress.-Selected filmography:The following films were directed by Ingmar Bergman:* A Ship to India - Selma...
– Selma - Hjördis PettersonHjördis PettersonHjördis Olga Maria Petterson was a Swedish actress. She appeared in over 140 films. She was born in Visby, Sweden and died in Stockholm.-Selected filmography:* Resan bort * It Rains on Our Love...
– Sofi (as Hjördis Pettersson) - Lasse KrantzLasse KrantzLasse Krantz was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1931 and 1968.-Selected filmography:* A Ship to India * Two Women -External links:...
– Hans - Jan MolanderJan MolanderJan Göran Gustaf Harald Molander was a Swedish actor and film director who had a decades-long dominant career in his country's film and television industry....
– Bertil - Erik Hell – Pekka
- Åke Fridell – Variety hall owner
- Douglas HågeDouglas HågeDouglas Håge was a Swedish actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1932 and 1959.-Selected filmography:* Blood and Fire * It Rains on Our Love * A Ship to India...
– Customs officer (scenes deleted)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
- Ami Aaröe – Young girl at the beach (uncredited)
- Torgny Anderberg – Man (uncredited)
- Ingmar BergmanIngmar BergmanErnst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
– Man wearing a beret at the funfair (uncredited) - Rolf Bergström – Blom's companion (uncredited)
- Torsten Bergström – Blom's companion (uncredited)
- John W. Björling – Older man (uncredited)
- Ingrid Borthen – Girl on the street (uncredited)
- Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs – Blom's companion (uncredited)
- Svea HolstSvea HolstSvea Holst was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1923 and 1987.-Selected filmography:* Crisis * A Ship to India * Music in Darkness * The Passion of Anna...
– Woman present at the arrest of Blom (uncredited) - KikiKikiKiki is a given name, surname or nickname; for example, in Spanish, Kiki, Kike , or Kiko are forms of a nickname for Enrique , or Kika for the female Enriqueta . In Greek it is a shortening of Vasiliki . Other spellings include Quiqui, Quique...
– Dwarf (uncredited) - Uno Larsson – Older man with glasses and hat (uncredited)
- Peter LindgrenPeter Lindgren (actor)Peter Lindgren was a Swedish actor. His many roles include the part of "Lena's father" in I Am Curious and I Am Curious ....
– Foreign sailor (uncredited) - Gunnar NielsenGunnar Nielsen (actor)Gunnar Nielsen was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 28 films between 1942 and 2000.-External links:...
– Young man at the beach (uncredited) - Charles White – Black sailor (uncredited)