Crisis (film)

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Crisis

Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Produced by	Harald Molander Victor Sjöström
Written by	Ingmar Bergman Leck Fischer (play)
Starring	Wiktor Andersson Anna-Lisa Baude Allan Bohlin Julia Cæsar Gus Dahlström
Release date(s)	February 25, 1946
Running time	93 min
Language	Swedish
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Crisis is a 1946 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It is a black and white film made in Sweden and with dialogue in Swedish and originally titled Kris. The film was Bergman's first feature as director: he also wrote the screenplay, based on a play by Leck Fischer.

The story follows a young girl living a quiet life in a small town with her foster mother. Attracted by the allure of the big city she goes to Stockholm to live with her birth mother. There she learns about the darker side of humanity and the big city.

[edit] Cast (in alphabetical order

Wiktor Andersson (Musician)
Anna-Lisa Baude (Customer)
Allan Bohlin (Ulf)
Julia Cæsar (The Mayor's wife)
Gus Dahlström (Musician)
Ernst Eklund (Uncle Edvard)
Sture Ericson (Musician)
Karl Erik Flens (Nelly's escort)
Holger Höglund (Musician)
Svea Holst (Malin)
Ulf Johansson (Musician)
Inga Landgré (Nelly)
Arne Lindblad (The Mayor)
Dagny Lind (Ingeborg)
Marianne Löfgren (Jenny)
John Melin (Musician)
Stig Olin (Jack)
Dagmar Olsson (Singer)
Signe Wirff (Aunt Jessie)

Films by Ingmar Bergman

Crisis • A Ship to India • Summer with Monika • Smiles of a Summer Night • The Seventh Seal • Wild Strawberries • The Magician • The Virgin Spring • Through a Glass Darkly • Winter Light • The Silence • All These Women • Persona • Hour of the Wolf • Skammen • The Rite • The Passion of Anna • The Touch • Cries and Whispers • Scenes from a Marriage • The Magic Flute • Face to Face • The Serpent's Egg • Autumn Sonata • From the Life of the Marionettes • Fanny and Alexander • Karin's Face • After the Rehearsal • In the Presence of a Clown • Saraband