Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

Victor Sjöström
Professor Isak Borg

Bibi Andersson
Sara

Ingrid Thulin
Marianne

Gunnar Björnstrand
Evald

Jullan Kindahl
Agda

Folke Sundquist
Anders

Björn Bjelfvenstam
Viktor

Naima Wifstrand
Isak's Mother
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Release Date
August 28, 1957
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
R
Genres
Drama
Director