Overview

Returning home after seven years at sea, a sailor relives his youth aboard a salvage ship dominated by his abusive father, recalling love, betrayal, and the desire to escape. Told in flashback, the film explores family conflict, longing, and moral reckoning in an early milestone of Ingmar Bergman’s career.

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Cast

Holger Löwenadler

Captain Alexander Blom

Anna Lindahl

Alice Blom

Birger Malmsten

Johannes Blom

Gertrud Fridh

Sally

Naemi Briese

Selma

Hjördis Petterson

Sofi

Lasse Krantz

Hans

Jan Molander

Bertil

Erik Hell

Pekka

Åke Fridell

Variety Hall Manager

Ingrid Borthen

Girl on the Street (uncredited)

Peter Lindgren

A Foreign Crew Member (uncredited)