Torment
Hets
Release: 1944-10-02
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 7.1
Drama
Jan-Erik Widgren meets the lonely Bertha Olsson, a woman struggling with alcoholism. Though Bertha is already linked to Caligula, Jan-Erik's heartless teacher, she begins a relationship with the boy anyway. When Caligula learns that Jan-Erik is having an affair with Bertha, he begins to torture his student psychologically. He reserves his cruelest behavior for Bertha, however, which results in a tragic turn of events.
Production Countries
Sweden
Production Companies
SF Studios
Cast
Birger Malmsten
as Kreutz, student
Arne Ragneborn
Stig Järrel
as Caligula
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Teacher
Palle Granditsky
Allan Linder
Nils Dahlgren
Olof Winnerstrand
as Headmaster
Jan Molander
as Pettersson
Nils Hultgren
Anders Nyström
Olav Riégo
as Mr. Widgren
Richard Lund
as Teacher (uncredited)
Sten Gester
Torsten Hillberg
Hugo Björne
as Dr. Nilsson
Edvard Danielsson
Bengt Dalunde
Mai Zetterling
as Bertha Olsson
Gösta Cederlund
as Pippi
Märta Arbin
as Mrs. Widgren
Stig Olin
as Sandman, student
Ingmar Bergman
Alf Kjellin
as Jan-Erik Widgren
Carl-Olof Alm
Crew
Gaston Cornelius
Sound
Sven Rudestedt
Sound Mixer
Martin Bodin
Director of Photography
Erik Tuxen
Orchestrator
Allan Ekelund
Production Assistant
Victor Sjöström
Producer
Alf Sjöberg
Director
Oscar Rosander
Editor
Jarl Nylander
Assistant Camera
Mimmi Törnqvist-Zedell
Costume Designer
Ingmar Bergman
Writer, Assistant Director
Harald Molander
Producer
Hilding Rosenberg
Original Music Composer
Arne Åkermark
Production Design
Gösta Ström
Unit Manager