Waiting Women (1952)
Overview
Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Rakel tells about the time she had an affair and confronted her husband with it. Marta's story is about how she at first refused to marry and had her child by herself. Karin tells about what happened when one time she and her husband got stuck in an elevator together. While the women tell their stories, Marta's younger sister Maj is planning to elope.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sv |
| Popularity | 3.667 |
Directed By
Ingmar Bergman
Crew
Allan Ekelund
Carl M. Lundh
Gun Grut Bergman
Erik Nordgren
Barbro Sörman
Gunnar Fischer
Sven Rudestedt
Ingmar Bergman
Oscar Rosander
Ingmar Bergman
Nils Svenwall
TOP CAST
Anita Björk
Rakel
Eva Dahlbeck
Karin
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Berg
Birger Malmsten
Martin Lobelius, artist
Gunnar Björnstrand
Fredrik Lobelius
Karl-Arne Holmsten
Eugen Lobelius
Aino Taube
Annette
Håkan Westergren
Paul Lobelius
Gerd Andersson
Maj, Marta's sister
Björn Bjelfvenstam
Henrik Lobelius
Carl Ström
Doctor
Märta Arbin
Nurse
Naima Wifstrand
Mrs. Lobelius
Douglas Håge
Caretaker
Mona Geijer-Falkner
Woman delievering newspapers
Wiktor Andersson
Dustman
Jarl Kulle
Kaj
Torsten Lilliecrona
Waiter at the nightclub
Ingmar Bergman
Man in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's (uncredited)
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