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Intricately structured and technically accomplished, Thirst is an often dazzling examination of people burdened by the past and united in isolation. The principal couple, Bertil (Birger Malmsten) and Ruth (Eva Henning), travel home by train to Sweden from Switzerland, at each other’s throats the whole way. Meanwhile, in Stockholm, Bertil’s former lover, Viola (Birgit Tengroth, who also wrote the stories on which the film is based), tries to evade the predatory advances of her psychiatrist, and then of a ballet dancer who was once a friend of Ruth’s. With this dark and multilayered drama, sustained by biting dialogue, Ingmar Bergman began to reveal his profound understanding of the female psyche.
Original Release
10/17/1949
US Release
07/11/1961
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Eva Henning | Rut / Ruth |
Birger Malmsten | Bertil |
Birgit Tengroth | Viola |
Hasse Ekman | Dr. Rosengren |
Mimi Nelson | Valborg |
Bengt Eklund | Raoul |
Gaby Stenberg | Astrid |
Naima Wifstrand | Miss Henriksson |
Wiktor Andersson | Doorkeeper |
Verner Arpe | German Ticket Collector |
Directors
Writers
Birgit Tengroth, Herbert Grevenius
Cast
Name | Character |
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Eva Henning | Rut / Ruth |
Birger Malmsten | Bertil |
Birgit Tengroth | Viola |
Hasse Ekman | Dr. Rosengren |
Mimi Nelson | Valborg |
Bengt Eklund | Raoul |
Gaby Stenberg | Astrid |
Naima Wifstrand | Miss Henriksson |
Wiktor Andersson | Doorkeeper |
Verner Arpe | German Ticket Collector |
Ingmar Bergman | Train Passenger |
Britta Brunius | Nurse |
Calle Flygare | Priest |
Sven-Eric Gamble | Glass Worker |
Inga Gill | Lady at Hotel |
Herman Greid | Newspaper Deliverer |
Helge Hagerman | Priest |
Else-Merete Heiberg | Norwegian Lady |
Estrid Hesse | Patient |
Laila Jokimo | Ballet Girl |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Helge Hagerman | Producer |