The Touch
A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
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Cast
19 people
Elliott Gould
David Kovac
Known for
American History X
Ocean's Eleven
Bibi Andersson
Karin Vergerus
Known for
Persona
Wild Strawberries
Max von Sydow
Andreas Vergerus
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Sheila Reid
Sara Kovac
Known for
Brazil
Benidorm
Margaretha Byström
Secretary to Andreas Vergerus
Also in
Rederiet
Madame de Sade
Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad
Hospital Matron
Known for
Winter Light
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Karin's Mother
Known for
Scenes from a Marriage
Brink of Life
Åke Lindström
Dr. Holm
Also in
Pojken med guldbyxorna
Profitörerna
Aino Taube
Known for
Face to Face
Waiting Women
Mimmo Wåhlander
Nurse
Also in
Annika
Skånska mord - Yngsjömordet
Dennis Gotobed
Karin Gry
Also in
Polisen i Strömstad
Ingmar Bergman Director · Sven Nykvist Cinematographer Siv Lundgren Editor
Worldwide gross $6.5M · Budget $6.9M · United States release July 14, 1971
Box office
Budget
$6,900,000
Worldwide gross
$6,530,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
ABC Pictures
Production
Cinematograph AB
Production
Sweden · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Beröringen
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
English · Swedish
Release dates
United States · July 14, 1971
Theatrical
Finland
December 25, 1971 · Theatrical
Germany
January 14, 1972 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 14, 1973 · Theatrical · East Germany
Sweden
August 30, 1971 · Theatrical
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