Hour of the Wolf (1968)


Hour of the Wolf
Release Date19 February 1968
Tagline"The Hour of the Wolf" is the hour between night and dawn. It is the hour when most people die. It is the hour when the sleepless are haunted by their deepest fear, when ghosts and demons are most powerful.
GenreDrama, Horror
CountrySweden
Filming LocationsHovs Hallar - Naturreservat, Skåne län, Sweden
LanguageSwedish, Norwegian
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassGothic Film, Psychological Drama, Marriage Drama
ThemesCrumbling Marriages, Infidelity, Life in the Arts
TonesAtmospheric, Stylized, Somber, Gloomy, Grim, Hallucinatory
TagsArtist, Diary, Extramarital Affair, Hallucination, Insanity, Island, Isolation, Nightmare, Pregnancy, Supernatural, Torment, Wife

Hour of the Wolf (Swedish: ) is a 1968 Swedish psychological horror film starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann. It is Ingmar Bergman's only gothic horror film.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Johan Borg

Alma Borg

Gertrud Fridh
Corinne von Merkens

Georg Rydeberg
Lindhorst, archivist

Baron von Merkens

Old Lady with Hat

Ulf Johansson
Therapist Heerbrand

Gudrun Brost
Gamla Fru von Merkens

Bertil Anderberg
Ernst von Merkens

Veronica Vogler

Agda Helin
Von merken's maid

Lenn Hjortzberg
Musical leader Kreisler

Mikael Rundquist
Boy in dream

Mona Seilitz
Corpse in mortuary

Folke Sundquist
Tamino

Director

Producer

Lars-Owe Carlberg
producer

Original Music

Lars Johan Werle
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Cinematographer

Editor

Ulla Ryghe
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Production Designer

Marik Vos-Lundh

Costume Designer

Mago
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Makeup Department

Kjell Gustavsson
assistant makeup artist

Tina Johansson
assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lenn Hjortzberg
assistant director

Art Department

Karl-Arne Bergman
props

Sound Department

Evald Andersson
sound effects

Lennart Engholm
sound

Olle Jacobsson
sound mixer

Per-Olof Pettersson
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Anders Bodin
assistant camera

Roland Lundin
assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Eivor Kullberg
costume assistant

Other Crew

Börje Lundh
mask

Bo Arne Vibenius
unit director

Production Company

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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Distributor

Lopert Pictures Corporation

MGM/UA Home Entertainment

MGM Home Entertainment






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The films of Ingmar Bergman
Autumn Sonata (1978)
Brink of Life (1958)
Crisis (1946)
Dreams (1955)
Eva (1948)
Face to Face (1976)
Frustration (1947)
Hour of the Wolf
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Last Pair Out (1956)
Monika (1953)
Persona (1966)
Port of Call (1948)
Prison (1949)
Rabies (1958)
Saraband (2003)
Shame (1968)
The Magician (1958)
The Rite (1969)
The Silence (1963)
The Touch (1971)
The Venetian (1958)
Thirst (1949)
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