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Prison (Swedish: Fängelse), also known as The Devil's Wanton in the United States, is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It is the earliest film directed by Bergman to be based on his own original screenplay.
1949. 1h 19m. IMDb RATING. 6.7 /10. 2.2K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama. A film director tries to create the best film in history, but finds out that human abilities have their limits. Director. Ingmar Bergman. Writer. Ingmar Bergman. Stars. Doris Svedlund. Birger Malmsten. Eva Henning. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist.
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- Drama
- Ingmar Bergman
- 1962-07-04
Ingmar Bergman's sixth feature film, The Devil's Wanton offers in embryonic form many of the themes explored in Bergman's later work. Math teacher Anders Henrikson, recently released from a mental institution, decides to exorcise his inner demons in film form.
- Ingmar Bergman
The Devil’s Wanton. ( 1949 ) 6.9. Fängelse. « INGMAR BERGMAN reflects on life, love, the Devil and immortality…» Drama. Black and White. introspective • philosophical • dark. ... A film director tries to create the best film in history, but finds out that human abilities have their limits. Сast and Crew. Stars. Doris Svedlund. Birger Malmsten.
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- Doris Svedlund
- Ingmar Bergman
- Terrafilm
Screen: 'The Devil's Wanton' Opens:Ingmar Bergman Film Was Made in 1948 Movie Concerns Battle of Good and Evil. By A.h. Weiler. July 5, 1962. The New York Times Archives. See the article in...
Synopsis. Math teacher Anders Henrikson, recently released from a mental institution, decides to exorcise his inner demons in film form. Henrikson persuades film director Hasse Ekman, a former student, to put together a film depicting an Earth in the hands of the Devil.
Originally released in English as The Devil’s Wanton, the first film Bergman directed from his own original screenplay tackles many central Bergman themes (illusion and reality, evil, suffering, God, faith) and impresses with its stylistic and structural experimentation.
