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Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

All along the line, there's nothing but cold and death and loneliness

Genres

Drama

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Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

28 August 1957

Country

Sweden

Cast

Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström

Professor Isak Borg

Bibi Andersson

Bibi Andersson

Sara

Ingrid Thulin

Ingrid Thulin

Marianne

Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

Evald

Jullan Kindahl

Jullan Kindahl

Agda

Folke Sundquist

Folke Sundquist

Anders

Björn Bjelfvenstam

Björn Bjelfvenstam

Viktor

Naima Wifstrand

Naima Wifstrand

Isak's Mother

Gunnel Broström

Gunnel Broström

Mrs. Alman

Gertrud Fridh

Gertrud Fridh

Karin, Isak's Wife

Sif Ruud

Sif Ruud

Aunt Olga

Gunnar Sjöberg

Gunnar Sjöberg

Alman

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Åkerman

Åke Fridell

Åke Fridell

Wife's Lover

Yngve Nordwall

Yngve Nordwall

Uncle Aron

Per Sjöstrand

Per Sjöstrand

Sigfrid

Gio Petré

Gio Petré

Sigbritt

Gunnel Lindblom

Gunnel Lindblom

Charlotta

Maud Hansson

Maud Hansson

Angelica

Ann-Marie Wiman

Ann-Marie Wiman

Åkerman's Wife

Eva Norée

Eva Norée

Anna

Lena Bergman

Lena Bergman

Twin Kristina

Monica Ehrling

Monica Ehrling

Twin Birgitta

Per Skogsberg

Per Skogsberg

Hagbart (uncredited)

Helge Wulff

Helge Wulff

The Manager (uncredited)

Göran Lundquist

Göran Lundquist

Benjamin (uncredited)

Peder Hellman

Peder Hellman

Sigbritt's Baby (uncredited)

Vendela Rudbäck

Vendela Rudbäck

Elisabeth (uncredited)

Ulf Johansson

Ulf Johansson

Isak's Father (uncredited)

Erik Nordgren

Erik Nordgren

Conductor (uncredited)

Josef Norman

Josef Norman

Professor Tiger (uncredited)

Gunnar Olsson

Gunnar Olsson

Bishop (uncredited)

Harry Asklund

Harry Asklund

(uncredited)

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