Directed by:
Ingmar BergmanScreenplay:
Ingmar BergmanCinematography:
Göran StrindbergComposer:
Erland von KochCast:
Mai Zetterling, Birger Malmsten, Olof Winnerstrand, Naima Wifstrand, Birgit Lindkvist, Hilda Borgström, Douglas Håge, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Eklund (more)Plots(1)
A talented pianist is blinded in a military accident. After being denied entrance to Stockholm´s musical academy he finds himself cast down into the demi monde of the city, scratching a living in cheap cafés. Suddenly an old friend comes back into his life, bringing with her love and a new kind of light. (Svensk Filmindustri)
Cast
![Mai Zetterling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/445/161445629_bcc4e6.gif)
Mai Zetterling
Sweden
Best movies:
Torment (1944)
Only Two Can Play (1962)
Knock on Wood (1954)
![Birger Malmsten](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517614_b4d23c.jpg)
Birger Malmsten
Sweden
Best movies:
The Silence (1963)
Face to Face (1976)
Summer Interlude (1951)
![Olof Winnerstrand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/696/163696977_0c3c21.jpg)
Olof Winnerstrand
Sweden
Best movies:
Torment (1944)
A Lesson in Love (1954)
Woman Without a Face (1947)
![Naima Wifstrand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/939/162939449_0874fa.jpg)
Naima Wifstrand
Union between Sweden and Norway
Best movies:
Wild Strawberries (1957)
The Magician (1958)
L'Heure du loup (1968)
![Birgit Lindkvist](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/198/164198465_370090.jpg)
Birgit Lindkvist
Sweden
Best movies:
Prison (1949)
Music in Darkness (1948)
![Hilda Borgström](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/935/162935754_994786.png)
Hilda Borgström
Union between Sweden and Norway
Best movies:
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Ingeborg Holm (1913)
A Woman's Face (1938)
![Douglas Håge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/206/164206131_8a8e6f.jpg)
Douglas Håge
Sweden
Best movies:
Summer Interlude (1951)
Waiting Women (1952)
It Rains on Our Love (1946)
![Gunnar Björnstrand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/688/163688679_19508a.jpg)
Gunnar Björnstrand
Sweden
Best movies:
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
![Bengt Eklund](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/998/163998744_d5a83e.jpg)
Bengt Eklund
Sweden
Best movies:
Shame (1968)
Tjorven and Skrållan (1965)
Tjorven och Mysak (1966)
![Åke Claesson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/521/163521323_c818e2.png)
Åke Claesson
Sweden
Best movies:
Miss Julie (1951)
Music in Darkness (1948)
![John Elfström](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/469/158469768_df7b9a.jpg)
John Elfström
Sweden
Best movies:
The Wonderful Adventure of Nils (1962)
A Lesson in Love (1954)
One Summer of Happiness (1951)
Rune Andréasson
Sweden
Best movies:
Port of Call (1948)
Music in Darkness (1948)
![Bengt Logardt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/760/163760155_18cde1.jpg)
Bengt Logardt
Sweden
Best movies:
Music in Darkness (1948)
![Marianne Gyllenhammar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/926/162926931_4daa9d.png)
Marianne Gyllenhammar
Sweden
Best movies:
Music in Darkness (1948)
![Sven Lindberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/482/163482956_63eb1b.jpg)
Sven Lindberg
Sweden
Best movies:
Face to Face (1976)
Dreams (1955)
The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
![Barbro Flodquist](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/699/163699298_cd8038.jpg)
Barbro Flodquist
Sweden
Best movies:
The White Cat (1950)
Music in Darkness (1948)
![Ingmar Bergman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269546_14ee55.jpg)
Ingmar Bergman
Sweden
Best movies:
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
Cries and Whispers (1972) - narrator
The Passion of Anna (1969) - narrator
![Ulla Andreasson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/959/163959954_8bd09b.jpg)
Ulla Andreasson
Sweden
Best movies:
Music in Darkness (1948)
Erik Forslund
Sweden
Best movies:
Miss Julie (1951)
Music in Darkness (1948)
High Tension (1950)
Mona Geijer-Falkner
Union between Sweden and Norway
Best movies:
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
The Song of the Red Flower (1919)
Summer with Monika (1953)