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With his first English-language film, a critical and box-office disaster, Ingmar Bergman delivered a compelling portrait of conflicting desires. In The Touch, a chance encounter between seemingly contented housewife Karin (Bibi Andersson) and David (Elliott Gould), an intense American archaeologist scarred by his family’s past, leads to the initiation of a torrid and tempestuous affair, one that eventually threatens the stability of Karin’s marriage to a respected local surgeon (Max von Sydow). Upon its release, the filmmaker declared this emotionally complex and sensitively performed film to be his first real love story.
Original Release
07/14/1971
US Release
07/14/1971
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Elliott Gould | David Kovac |
Bibi Andersson | Karin Vergerus |
Max von Sydow | Andreas Vergerus |
Sheila Reid | Sara Kovac |
Margaretha Byström | Secretary to Andreas Vergerus |
Elsa Ebbesen | Hospital Matron |
Dennis Gotobed | English Civil Servant |
Karin Gry | Neighbor |
Staffan Hallerstam | Anders Vergerus |
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs | Karin's Mother |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Elliott Gould | David Kovac |
Bibi Andersson | Karin Vergerus |
Max von Sydow | Andreas Vergerus |
Sheila Reid | Sara Kovac |
Margaretha Byström | Secretary to Andreas Vergerus |
Elsa Ebbesen | Hospital Matron |
Dennis Gotobed | English Civil Servant |
Karin Gry | Neighbor |
Staffan Hallerstam | Anders Vergerus |
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs | Karin's Mother |
Åke Lindström | Dr. Holm |
Ann-Christin Lobråten | Museum Employee |
Maria Nolgård | Agnes Vergerus |
Erik Nyhlén | The Archeologist |
Bengt Ottekil | Bellboy |
Alan Simon | Therapist at Museum |
Per Sjöstrand | Therapist |
Aino Taube | Woman on Stairs |
Anna von Rosen | Neighbor |
Mimmo Wåhlander | Nurse |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ingmar Bergman | Producer |
Lars-Owe Carlberg | Producer |