A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.
Marta Olsson
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Stig Eriksson
Stig Olin
Marcel
Birger Malmsten
Mikael Bro
John Ekman
Nelly Bro
Margit Carlqvist
Sönderby
Victor Sjöström
Stina (uncredited)
Sif Ruud
Bertil (uncredited)
Erland Josephson
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Ernst Brunman
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Svea Holst
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Ingmar Bergman
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Tor Borong
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Astrid Bodin
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Agda Helin
Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Carin Swensson
The Officiant (uncredited)
Allan Ekelund
Toy Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Maud Hyttenberg
Lisa (uncredited)
Berit Holmström
Lisa - Age 3 (uncredited)
Eva Fritz-Nilsson
Lasse, Marta's and Stig's Boy (uncredited)
Björn Montin
Lasse - Age 3 (uncredited)
Staffan Axelsson
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Marianne Schüler
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Marrit Ohlsson
Persson (uncredited)
Rune Stylander
Member of the Orchestra (uncredited)
Gunnar Rystedt
Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Svea Holm