The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 1960
The Virgin Spring
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
The story
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
Cast
Max von SydowTöre
Birgitta ValbergMäreta
Gunnel LindblomIngeri
Birgitta PetterssonKarin
Axel DübergThin Herdsman
Allan EdwallBeggar
Tor IsedalMute Herdsman
Ove PorathBoy
Axel SlangusBridge Keeper
Gudrun BrostFrida
Oscar LjungSimon
Tor BorongFarm-hand
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