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The Virgin Spring
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The Virgin Spring

1960

Ravished innocence... brings terrible revenge!

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

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Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.

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Written by
Ulla Isaksson
Cinematographer
Sven Nykvist
Sound Designers
Aaby Wedin, Staffan Dalin
Origin country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
sv
TMDB
7.8/10 (673 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
88% Fresh
IMDb
8.0/10 (33,263 votes)
Released February 8, 1960·Jungfrukällan·$700,000 revenue

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The Evolution of HorrorFOLK Pt 6: The Seventh Seal (1957) & The Virgin Spring (1960)

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