In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
Liv Ullmann
Eva Rosenberg
Max von Sydow
Jan Rosenberg
Sigge Fürst
Filip
Gunnar Björnstrand
Mr. Jacobi
Birgitta Valberg
Mrs. Jacobi
Hans Alfredson
Lobelius
Ingvar Kjellson
Oswald
Frank Sundström
Interrogator
Vilgot Sjöman
TV Interviewer
Bengt Eklund
Guard on Jacobi's Expedition
Shame is a war, drama film released in 1968. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, it stars Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Sigge Fürst. In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
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