A Ship to India (1947)
Skepp till India land
98 min
Returning home after seven years at sea, a sailor relives his youth aboard a salvage ship dominated by his abusive father, recalling love, betrayal, and the desire to escape. Told in flashback, the film explores family conflict, longing, and moral reckoning in an early milestone of Ingmar Bergman’s career.
- Release date
- September 22, 1947
- Country of origin
- Sweden
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Cast
- Holger Löwenadler as Alexander Blom
- Anna Lindahl as Alice Blom - Alexanders hustru
- Birger Malmsten as Johannes Blom - Alexander och Alice son
- Gertrud Fridh as Sally - Varietésångerska
- Naemi Briese as Selma
- Hjördis Petterson as Sofi
- Jan Molander as Bertil - Besättningsman
- Erik Hell as Pekka - Besättningsman
- Åke Fridell as Varietédirektören
- Ingrid Borthen as Girl on the Street (uncredited)
- Peter Lindgren as A Foreign Crew Member (uncredited)
- Ami Aaröe as Young Girl at the Beach (uncredited)
- Gunnar Nielsen as Young Man at the Beach (uncredited)
- Svea Holst as A Woman at the Arrest of Alexander (uncredited)
- Kiki as The Dwarf on the Variety Show (uncredited)
- Ingmar Bergman as Man in Beret at Fairground (uncredited)
- John W. Björling as An Older Man on the Variety Show Stage (uncredited)
- Torgny Anderberg as A Man (uncredited)
- Lasse Krantz as Hans - Besättningsman
Crew
- Ingmar Bergman · Director
- Ingmar Bergman · Writer
- Martin Söderhjelm · Writer
- Lorens Marmstedt · Producer
- Erland von Koch · Composer
- Göran Strindberg · Cinematographer
- Tage Holmberg · Editor
- P.A. Lundgren · Production designer