Hour of the Wolf

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

15
01/07/1968 (GB)
Drama, Horror
1h 28m

The hour of the wolf is the hour between night and dawn. It is the hour when most people die, when sleep is the deepest, when nightmares feel most real.

Overview

While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.

  • Ingmar BergmanDirector, Writer
  • Original Title

    Vargtimmen

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Swedish

Keywords

  • island
  • nightmare
  • isolation
  • insanity
  • artist
  • diary
  • castle
  • insomnia
  • surrealism
  • black and white
  • gothic
  • pregnant wife
  • voyeurism
  • breakdown

Top Billed Cast

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Johan Borg

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Alma Borg

Gertrud Fridh

Gertrud Fridh

Corinne von Merkens

Georg Rydeberg

Georg Rydeberg

Lindhorst

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Baron von Merkens

Naima Wifstrand

Naima Wifstrand

Old Lady with Hat

Ulf Johansson

Ulf Johansson

Heerbrand

Gudrun Brost

Gudrun Brost

Gamla Fru von Merkens

Bertil Anderberg

Ernst von Merkens

Ingrid Thulin

Ingrid Thulin

Veronica Vogler

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