Torment
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.
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Cast
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Stig Järrel
Caligula
Known for
The Devil's Eye
Alf Kjellin
Jan-Erik Widgren
Known for
Summer Interlude
Ice Station Zebra
Mai Zetterling
Bertha Olsson
Known for
The Witches
Music in Darkness
Olof Winnerstrand
Headmaster
Known for
Music in Darkness
A Lesson in Love
Gösta Cederlund
Pippi
Known for
It Rains on Our Love
Hugo Björne
Dr. Nilsson
Known for
Ingeborg Holm
Olav Riégo
Mr. Widgren
Also in
Sawdust and Tinsel
One Summer of Happiness
Märta Arbin
Mrs. Widgren
Known for
Waiting Women
Jan Molander
Pettersson
Known for
A Ship to India
Gunnar Björnstrand
Teacher
Known for
The Seventh Seal
Persona
Birger Malmsten
Kreutz, student
Known for
The Silence
Summer Interlude
Stig Olin
Sandman, student
Known for
Crisis
To Joy
Alf Sjöberg Director · Ingmar Bergman Writer Hilding Rosenberg Composer
First release October 2, 1944 · Produced in Sweden · Production Svensk Filmindustri
Production
SF Studios
Production
Svensk Filmindustri
Production
Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Hets
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Denmark · October 2, 1944
Theatrical
Sweden · October 2, 1944
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
October 2, 1944 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
September 12, 2006 · Physical · DVD
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