Shame
Genres
Overview
In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1968-09-29
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
224
Vote Average
7.54
Liv Ullmann
Eva Rosenberg
Max von Sydow
Jan Rosenberg
Sigge Fürst
Filip
Gunnar Björnstrand
Mr. Jacobi
Birgitta Valberg
Mrs. Jacobi
Hans Alfredson
Lobelius
Ingvar Kjellson
Oswald
Frank Sundström
Interrogator
Vilgot Sjöman
TV Interviewer
Bengt Eklund
Guard on Jacobi's Expedition
Gösta Prüzelius
Pastor in the Interrogation Room
Willy Peters
Senior Officer
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Woman in the Refugee Boat
Agda Helin
Shopkeeper's Wife
Ellika Mann
Female Prison Guard in the Interrogation Room
Rune Lindström
Mr. Tjocke
Axel Düberg
Pilot
Lars Amble
Officer
Ulf Johansson
Doctor
Per Berglund
Soldier
Jan Bergman
Jacobi's Driver
Karl-Arne Bergman
Man in the Refugee Boat
Gregor Dahlman
Man
Nils Fogeby
Soldier
Karl-Axel Forssberg
Secretary in the Interrogation Room
Åke Jörnfalk
Death Row
Eivor Kullberg
Woman in the Refugee Boat
Monica Lindberg
Woman
Stig Lindberg
Medical Assistant
Frej Lindqvist
Sadist Man in the Interrogation Room
Börje Lundh
Man in the Refugee Boat
Georg Skarstedt
Man in the Refugee Boat
Björn Thambert
Johan
Nils Whiten
Dead in the Interrogation Room
Brian Wikström
Man
Brita Öberg
Lady in the Interrogation Room
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