The Virgin Spring

The Virgin Spring

90 mins | Drama | Feb. 8, 1960

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 Virgin Spring

90 mins | Drama | Feb. 8, 1960

The Virgin Spring
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Svensk Filmindustri
Original title Jungfrukällan
Directors Ingmar Bergman
Writers Ulla Isaksson

Cast

Max von Sydow

as Töre

Birgitta Valberg

as Märeta

Gunnel Lindblom

as Ingeri

Axel Düberg

as Thin Herdsman

Allan Edwall

as Beggar

Tor Isedal

as Mute Herdsman

Ove Porath

as Boy

Axel Slangus

as Bridge Keeper

Gudrun Brost

as Frida

Oscar Ljung

as Simon

Tor Borong

as Farm-hand

Leif Forstenberg

as Farm-hand