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Released
1966 · FILM

Persona

A reclusive stage actress, mysteriously paralyzed by her own will, is sent to a remote seaside cottage with a devoted nurse, where haunting visions and psychological unraveling blur the line between reality and madness.

“Ingmar Bergman's most personal and original film.”

Directed by
Ingmar Bergman, Lenn Hjortzberg
Written by
Ingmar Bergman
Rated
MPA · Not Rated
Color
Black & White
Runtime
83 min
Language
SV
DramaThriller
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

A young nurse named Alma is assigned to care for Elisabeth Vogler, an actress who appears physically healthy but refuses to speak. As they spend time together, Alma frequently addresses Elisabeth, but receives no response.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 28

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Ulla RygheShot by Sven NykvistScored by Lars Johan WerleDesigned by Bibi LindstromSound by Olle JacobssonCostumes by Mago

Box Office

1966 · Box office

Grossed $250K worldwide

Worldwide gross

$250K

Worldwide gross$250K

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • (reissue title)Persona
  • (Bulgarian)Персона
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • SwedenOct 18, 1966
  • FranceDec 21, 1966
  • ItalyDec 22, 1966

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ProductionAB Svensk Filmindustri

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