Directed by:
Andrei Arsenyevich TarkovskyScreenplay:
Andrei Arsenyevich TarkovskyCinematography:
Sven NykvistCast:
Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Sven Wollter, Valérie Mairesse, Filippa Franzén, Tommy Kjellqvist, Per Källman (more)Plots(1)
It is Otto's birthday, and his family have gathered at his remote cottage to celebrate. The celebrations are marred, however, first by conventional family intrigue, then by the terrifying news that the low-flying jet planes signalled the start of a nuclear war between the superpowers. As the family attempts to cope, Otto is troubled by extraordinary dreams, and then informed by the unfathomable philosopher-postman Victor that he has the power to redeem the world, including his dear infant son, if only he will visit the solitary Anna, who Victor insists is a witch. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Erland Josephson
Sweden
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Susan Fleetwood
UK
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Allan Edwall
Sweden
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Guðrún Gísladóttir
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Sven Wollter
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Valérie Mairesse
France
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Filippa Franzén
Sweden
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Tommy Kjellqvist
Sweden
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Per Källman
Sweden
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Tommy Nordahl
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Tintin Anderzon
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Jane Friedmann
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Jan-Olof Strandberg
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Helena Brodin
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Martin Lindström
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