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The Virgin Spring (1960) | Slate

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Rated 7.8 on TMDB

The Virgin Spring

Jungfrukällan

Ravished innocence... brings terrible revenge!

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.

Released: 1960
Runtime: 1h 30m
Genres: Drama, History
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish

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Ingmar BergmanDirector

Ulla IsakssonScreenplay

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Max von SydowTöre
Birgitta ValbergMäreta
Gunnel LindblomIngeri

Birgitta PetterssonKarin
Axel DübergThin Herdsman
Allan EdwallBeggar
Tor IsedalMute Herdsman
Ove PorathBoy

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