Prison (1949 film)

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Prison

Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Written by	Ingmar Bergman
Produced by	Lorens Marmstedt
Starring	Doris Svedlund Birger Malmsten Eva Henning
Music by	Erland von Koch
Release dates	19 March 1949 (1949-03-19) (Sweden) 4 July 1962 (1962-07-04) (US)
Running time	76 mins
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Prison (Swedish: Fängelse), also known as The Devil's Wanton in the United States, is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It is the earliest film directed by Bergman to be based on his own original screenplay.

Plot[]

In this film within a film, a director tries to make the best film ever, but is hampered by his and others' limitations.

Cast[]

Doris Svedlund – Birgitta Carolina Soederberg
Birger Malmsten – Tomas
Eva Henning – Sofi
Hasse Ekman – Martin Grande
Stig Olin – Peter
Irma Christenson – Linnea
Anders Henrikson – Paul
Marianne Löfgren – Mrs. Bohlin
– Anna
Curt Masreliez – Alf
Britta Holmberg – Birgitta's Mother in Dream (voice)

External links[]

Prison at IMDb
Prison at the Swedish Film Institute Database

v t Ingmar Bergman
Filmography, Stage productions, Bibliography, Accolades
Films directed	Crisis (1946) It Rains on Our Love (1946) A Ship Bound for India (1947) Music in Darkness (1948) Port of Call (1948) Prison (1949) Thirst (1949) To Joy (1950) This Can't Happen Here (1950) Summer Interlude (1951) Secrets of Women (1952) Summer with Monika (1953) Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) A Lesson in Love (1954) Dreams (1955) Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) The Seventh Seal (1957) Wild Strawberries (1957) Brink of Life (1958) The Magician (1958) The Virgin Spring (1960) The Devil's Eye (1960) Through a Glass Darkly (1961) Winter Light (1963) The Silence (1963) All These Women (1964) Persona (1966) Hour of the Wolf (1968) Shame (1968) The Rite (1969) The Passion of Anna (1969) The Touch (1971) Cries and Whispers (1972) Scenes from a Marriage (1973) The Magic Flute (1975) Face to Face (1976) The Serpent's Egg (1977) Autumn Sonata (1978) From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) Fanny and Alexander (1982) After the Rehearsal (1984) The Blessed Ones (1986) In the Presence of a Clown (1997) Saraband (2003)
Films written	Torment (1944) Woman Without a Face (1947) Eva (1948) While the City Sleeps (1950) Divorced (1951) Last Pair Out (1956) The Pleasure Garden (1961) The Lie (1970) The Best Intentions (1992) Sunday's Children (1992) Private Confessions (1996) Faithless (2000)
Documentaries	Fårö Document (1970) The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)
Short films	"Daniel" in Stimulantia (1967) Karin's Face (1986)
Television theatre	Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957) The Venetian (1958) Rabies (1958) The Image Makers (2000)
Related topics	Bergman Week Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie The Dove The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Award Ingmar Bergman's Cinema
Family	Erik Bergman (father) Dag Bergman (brother) Margareta Bergman (sister) Eva Bergman (daughter) Mats Bergman (son) Anna Bergman (daughter) Daniel Bergman (son) Linn Ullmann (daughter)

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