
About
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...
Cast

Victor Sjöström
Professor Isak Borg

Ingrid Thulin
Marianne Borg

Bibi Andersson
Sara

Gunnar Sjöberg
Sten Alman

Jullan Kindahl
Agda

Folke Sundquist
Anders

Björn Bjelfvenstam
Viktor

Naima Wifstrand
Mrs. Borg - Isak's Mother

Gunnel Broström
Berit Alman
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Lists
#170 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
#56 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
Edgar Wright's 1000 favorite movies Edgar Wright
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Ingmar Bergman