Movie: To Joy

Top 10 Billed Cast

Maj-Britt Nilsson
Maj-Britt Nilsson

Marta Olsson

Stig Olin
Stig Olin

Stig Eriksson

Birger Malmsten
Birger Malmsten

Marcel

John Ekman
John Ekman

Mikael Bro

Margit Carlqvist
Margit Carlqvist

Nelly Bro

Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström

Sönderby

Sif Ruud
Sif Ruud

Stina (uncredited)

Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson

Bertil (uncredited)

Ernst Brunman
Ernst Brunman

Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Georg Skarstedt
Georg Skarstedt

Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)

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    A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.

  • Release Date

    1950-02-20

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    svenska
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