For other uses, see Hour of the Wolf (disambiguation).
Hour of the Wolf
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Written by
Ingmar Bergman
Produced by
Lars-Owe Carlberg
Starring
Max von Sydow
Liv Ullmann
Gertrud Fridh
Georg Rydeberg
Erland Josephson
Ingrid Thulin
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Edited by
Ulla Ryghe
Music by
Lars Johan Werle
Production company
Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed by
Svensk Filmindustri
Release date
19 February 1968 (1968-02-19) (Sweden)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
Country
Sweden
Language
Swedish
Box office
$250,000 (U.S.)[2]
Hour of the Wolf (Swedish: Vargtimmen, lit. 'The Wolf Hour') is a 1968 Swedish psychological horror[n 1] film directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann. The story explores the disappearance of fictional painter Johan Borg (von Sydow), who lived on an island with his wife Alma (Ullmann) while plagued with frightening visions and insomnia.
Bergman originally conceived much of the story as part of an unproduced screenplay, The Cannibals, which he abandoned to make the 1966 film Persona. He took inspiration from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1791 opera The Magic Flute and E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1814 novella The Golden Pot, as well as some of his own nightmares. Principal photography took place at Hovs Hallar, Stockholm and Fårö.
Themes include insanity, particularly as experienced by an artist, sexuality, and relationships, conveyed in a surreal style and with elements of folklore. Analysts have found allusions to vampire and werewolf legend. Authors have also connected the work to Bergman's life and his relationship with Ullmann; Bergman said he was experiencing his own "hour of the wolf" when he conceived the story.
The film was initially met with negative reviews in Sweden. In later years Hour of the Wolf received generally positive reviews and was ranked one of the 50 greatest films ever made in a 2012 directors' poll by the British Film Institute. The film was followed by Bergman's thematically related films Shame (1968) and The Passion of Anna (1969). Ullmann won awards in 1968 for her performances in both Hour of the Wolf and Shame.
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^Smith 2018, p. 169.
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^Brody, Richard (12 February 2018). "Film Forum Celebrates Ingmar Bergman's Centenary". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^Ellinger, Kat (30 January 2018). "Ingmar Bergman, folk horror pioneer". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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