The Silence (1963)

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Read more about this film in our article "Sex, Lies and Unsatisfied Women" (in English)

Read more about this film in our article "Systrar – i nöd och lust" (in Swedish)

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Original title	Tystnaden
Swedish release title	Tystnaden
International title	The Silence
Distribution title	Het zwijgen (Belgien) Stilheden (Danmark) Hiljaisuus (Finland) The Silence (Storbritannien) The Silence (USA) Das Schweigen (Västtyskland) Le silence (Belgien/Frankrike) Il silenzio (Italien) El silencio (Argentina/Mexiko/Spanien/Uruguay) O silêncio (Brasilien/Portugal) Molčanie (Sovjet) Молчание (Sovjet) Milczenie (Polen) Mlčení (Tjeckoslovakien) A csend (Ungern) I siopi (Grekland) Csend (Ungern) Stilte (Sydafrika) Мълчанието (Bulgarien) Vaikus (Estland) Η Σιωπή (Grekland) Tišina (Kroatien) השתיקה (Israel) Tyla (Litauen) De grote stilte (Nederländerna) Tystnaden (Norge) Tăcerea (Rumänien) Mlčanie (Slovakien) Sessizlik (Turkiet) Мовчання (Ukraina) Movčannja (Ukraina)
Title for Swedish Video release	Tystnaden
Script title	Timoka

Director	Ingmar Bergman
Screenplay	Ingmar Bergman
Production Manager	Allan Ekelund
Director of Photography	Sven Nykvist
Music	Ivan Renliden (originalmusik)
Art Director	P.A. Lundgren
Film Editor	Ulla Ryghe
Production Mixer	Stig Flodin
Assistant Director	Lars-Erik Liedholm Lenn Hjortzberg
Script Supervisor	Katinka Faragó (as Katherina Faragó)
Unit Manager	Lars-Owe Carlberg
First Assistant Cameraman	Rolf Holmqvist
Gaffer	Gerhard Carlsson
Propman	Karl-Arne Bergman
Costume Designer	Marik Vos (as Marik Vos-Lundh)
Dressmaker	Bertha Sånnell
Make-up Supervisor	Börje Lundh Gullan Westfelt (assistent)
Construction Coordinator	Lennart Blomqvist
Boom Operator	Bo Leverén Tage Sjöborg
Sound Effects	Evald Andersson
Re-recording Mixer	Olle Jakobsson

Ingrid Thulin	Ester, översättare
Gunnel Lindblom	Anna, Esters syster
Birger Malmsten	barkyparen
Håkan Jahnberg	våningskyparen
Jörgen Lindström	Johan, Annas son
-	Ej krediterade:
Eduardinis	de sju dvärgarna
Eduardo Gutiérrez	dvärggruppens impressario
Lissi Alandh	kvinnan i varietélokalen
Leif Forstenberg	mannen i varietélokalen
Eskil Kalling	barägaren
Carl Andersson	bargäst
Karl-Arne Bergman	tidningsförsäljaren i baren
Olof Huddén	tågkonduktören
Claes Esphagen	mannen med stegen i hotellkorridoren
Kotti Chave	ena officeren i tågkupén
Kristina Olausson	stand-in för Gunnel Lindblom i nakenscenerna
-	Bortklippta i den slutliga filmen:
Nils Waldt	biografkassören
Birger Lensander	biografvaktmästaren
Olof Widgren	den gamle i hotellkorridoren

Production Company	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Svensk Filmindustri	1963
	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1994
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2015
Distributor in Sweden (Video)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1997
Distributor in Sweden (buy video)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1997
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	SF Home Entertainment	2004
Laboratory	FilmTeknik AB

Sisters Anna and Ester are traveling by train with Anna's son Johan when they are forced by Ester's poor health to hole up in a hotel in a strange country seemingly on the verge of war. Anna shuns the attentions of her desperately ill sister. She goes out and picks up a man in a bar. Ester is left to cope with the pain of her desire and her illness; it seems they are one. Meanwhile the boy explores the mysteries of the old hotel, playing out the fears inspired by the passions around him.

Censorship number	100806
Date	1974-04-24
Classification	Allowed from age 15

Censorship number	100806
Date	1968
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2610 meters
Notes	Engelsktextad kopia.

Censorship number	100806
Date	1965
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2610 meters
Notes	Engelsktextad kopia. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.

Censorship number	100806
Date	1964
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2610 meters
Notes	Speltid: 95 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.

Censorship number	100806
Date	1963-07-04
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2610 meters
Notes	Speltid: 95 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	AGA-Baltic
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2610 meter
Length in minutes	96 min
Reels	5 reels
Dialogue	Swedish

				1962-07-09	1962-09-19
Filmstaden	Råsunda	Sweden	(ateljé och exteriörer)

Release in Sweden	1963-09-23	Fontänen	Stockholm	Sweden	95 min
	1963-09-23	Röda Kvarn	Stockholm	Sweden	95 min
First showing	1963-09-23	Fontänen	Stockholm	Sweden	95 min
	1963-09-23	Röda Kvarn	Stockholm	Sweden	95 min
TV showing	1977-03-05	TV2		Sweden	91 min
	1984-09-22	TV2		Sweden	91 min
	1991-12-15	Kanal 1		Sweden	91 min
Video release	1997-11			Sweden	91 min
TV showing	2003-08-17	SVT2		Sweden	91 min
DVD release	2004-04-28			Sweden	91 min
FIAF showing	2007-09-18
Filmhusetvisning	2007-10-06					Länge leve Bergman-helgen.
FIAF showing	2008-05-14
	2011-02-16					Eftersom att SI:s inte går att visa pga skador i ljudspåret.
	2011-02-17
	2011-04-17
	2011-04-23
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2014-01-14
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2015-02-09
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2015-05-08					8-18/5
	2015-05-18
	2015-06-08
FIAF showing	2015-06-14
	2015-06-21
	2015-07-02
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2015-11-11
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2016-01-19
Cinematheque screening	2016-02-07	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2016-02-07
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2016-02-09
	2016-02-19
Extern biograf, Sverige	2016-06-27
	2016-07-03
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2016-09-21
FIAF showing	2016-11-08
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2016-11-25
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2017-02-07
FIAF showing	2017-02-12
	2017-03
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2017-04-14
	2017-04-22
FIAF showing	2018-01-01	British Film Institute	London	United Kingdom
	2018-01-14
Other showing	2018-02-01	Janus Films	New York	USA
FIAF showing	2018-02-08
	2018-02-09
	2018-02-13
	2018-02-17
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2018-03-05	CinematekET Pl Trondheim		Norway
	2018-04-12	Beijing Film Festival	Beijing	China
	2018-04-16	Beyoglu	Istanbul	Turkey
FIAF showing	2018-04-23	La Cinemathèque québécoise	Montreal	Canada
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2018-04-25	Bio Sydväst	Pargas	Finland
	2018-05-15	Edinburgh Filmhouse	Edinburgh	United Kingdom
FIAF showing	2018-05-16	Jerusalem Cinematheque	Jerusalem	Israel
	2018-05-30	Cinema Orion	Helsinki	Finland
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2018-06-06	Verdensteatret, Tromsø		Norway
	2018-06-12	Shanghai Film Festival	Shanghai	China
	2018-06-28	FJ Cines, CineSesc	São Paulo	Brazil
	2018-07-13	Babylon	Berlin	Germany
TV showing	2018-08-17	SVT2		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2018-08-23	Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival	Taipei	Taiwan
	2018-08-29	HKIFF	Hong Kong	China
	2018-09-13	Films by the sea	Vlissingen	The Netherlands
	2018-09-20	Espaço Itaú de Cinema	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil
Cinematheque screening	2018-09-26	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2018-09-26
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2018-10-01	HKIFF	Hong Kong	China
	2018-10-19	MTÜ Must Käsi/ Tartu Elektriteater	Tartu	Estonia
	2018-10-19	MTÜ Must Käsi/Kino Sõprus	Tallinn	Estonia
FIAF showing	2018-11-02	ENTE MOSTRA INT.LE DEL CINEMA LIBERO - CINEMA LUMIERE Ufficio spedizioni	Bologna	Italy
	2018-11-07	Det Danske Filminstitut	Copenhagen	Denmark
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2019-02-21
Extern biograf, Sverige	2021-07-03		Fårö, Gotland	Sweden
FIAF showing	2022-02-21		Rome	Italy		DCP Unique
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2022-02-24		Florence	Italy		DCP Unique
TV showing	2022-05-15	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-05-23	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-06-23	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-10-14	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-11-14	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-12-22	SF Kanalen		Sweden	95 min
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2023-02-09		Stockholm	Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2023-03-29		Amsterdam	The Netherlands
	2023-04-10		Amsterdam	The Netherlands
	2023-04-29		Amsterdam	The Netherlands
TV showing	2023-05-14	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-05-22	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2023-05-22		Amsterdam	The Netherlands
TV showing	2023-06-18	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2023-06-19		Amsterdam	The Netherlands
TV showing	2023-06-22	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Festival showing, Sweden	2023-06-26		Fårö	Sweden
	2023-06-28		Fårö	Sweden
	2023-06-30		Fårö	Sweden
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen	2023-09-14		Stockholm	Sweden
TV showing	2023-10-13	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-11-13	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-12-21	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2024-08-01		Amsterdam	The Netherlands
	2024-08-08		Amsterdam	The Netherlands
	2024-08-15		Amsterdam	The Netherlands
	2024-08-22		Amsterdam	The Netherlands

Original title	Coffee Bean Calypso
Composer	Silvio Pinto

Original title	Mayfair Waltz
Composer	Robert Mersey	(1960)

Original title	Sing, Baby, Sing
Composer	Lew Pollack	(1936)
Lyrics	Jack Yellen	(1936)

Original title	Club Cool
Composer	Robert Mersey

Original title	Jazz Club
Composer	Robert Mersey

Original title	Rock in the Rough
Composer	Robert Mersey

Original title	Goldbergvariationer. Variation nr 25
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach	(1742)

Bambi		1965
Prize		1965		Ingrid Thulin	(årets bästa roll i brasilianska kritikernas omröstning)
Filmbewertungsstelle (Wiesbaden)	Wiesbaden	1964			(prädikat: besonders wertvoll)
Prize	London	1964		Ingrid Thulin	(brittiska kritikerförbundets pris för hennes roll)
The Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	1964	Best Director	Ingmar Bergman
	Stockholm	1964	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Ingrid Thulin
	Stockholm	1964	Best Picture		(Svenska Filminstitutet kvalitetspremie 422 211,35 kr)
Chaplin Magazine Award	Stockholm	1963		Ingmar Bergman	(även för Nattvardsgästerna)
	Stockholm	1963		Ingrid Thulin	(roller i denna film samt i Nattvardsgästerna och Agostino)
L'Étoile de Cristalle	Paris	1963		Ingrid Thulin	(roll)

Från spex till sex (1971)	Citation included from	The Silence (1963)
Light Keeps Me Company (2000)	Citation included from	The Silence (1963)

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

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Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Ingmar Bergmans TYSTNADEN

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	"bergmans största film" TYSTNADEN
Tryckeri	Kopia

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	TYSTNADEN
Tryckeri	Ewes Offsettryck

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Ingmar Bergmans chokerende mestervaerk STILHEDEN Tystnaden
Tryckeri	Ewes Offsettryck
Designed by	[?] Stevenov

Size	About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Das Schweigen

Type	Other
Object title	Tystnaden

Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Le silence. Liste des sous-titres francais du film Tystnaden.
Extent	10 s.
Language	French

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	English subtitle list.
Extent	10 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Engelsk dialoglista.
Extent	11 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Opus 26. En film av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent	115 s. + inklistrade anteckningsblad.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Peripheral material
Script title	Kringmaterial översänt från SF.

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	The silence
Extent	9 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Svensk Filmindustri presenterar Tystnaden. En film av Ingmar Bergman.
Extent	15 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
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Script type	Dialoglista
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Le silence. Liste des sous-titres francais du film Tystnaden.
Extent	10 s.
Language	French

Black and white print	SET
Behind the scenes prints	SET
Slides	1
Album	Yes

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Slovienian

Type	Misc.prints

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Type	Program/Reklamtryck
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Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	English

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
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Colour type	Colour
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Length in minutes	96 min
Dialogue	Swedish

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